juru sita
Indonesian edit
Etymology edit
Compound of juru + sita, translation of Dutch deurwaarder.
Pronunciation edit
Noun edit
juru sita (plural juru-juru sita, first-person possessive juru sitaku, second-person possessive juru sitamu, third-person possessive juru sitanya)
- (law) bailiff, huissier de justice: an officer of the courts responsible for executing warrants and court orders; a deputy bailiff charged with debt collection.
Synonyms edit
- bailif (Standard Malay)
Further reading edit
- “juru sita” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation — Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic Indonesia, 2016.