| act | n 1. deed, perbuatan: a criminal ~, perbuatan jenayah; a foolish ~, perbuatan bodoh; ~ of kindness, perbuatan baik; ~ of vengeance, perbuatan membalas dendam; ~ of mercy, perbuatan ihsan; 2. statute, akta: Land A~, Akta Tanah; ~ of Parliament, akta Parlimen; 3. (of play, opera) babak: a three -~ play, lakonan tiga babak; 4. one of a series of short performances, (acara) persembahan: a song and dance ~, sebuah persembahan nyanyian dan tarian; 5. pretence, kepura-puraan, pura-pura: his grief was only an ~, kesedihannya hanya pura-pura; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| immediately | the states most ~ affected by the amendments to the act, negeri-negeri yg langsung menerima kesan pindaan akta itu; b. being nearest in time, (used with “after”, “on”) sebaik sahaja; (used with “preceeding”, “before”) betul-betul: ~ after the game, sebaik saja perlawanan tamat; the events ~ preceeding the assassination, peristiwa-peristiwa yg berlaku betul-betul sebelum pembunuhan itu; c. being nearest in space, betul-betul: their apartment is ~ below mine, pangsapuri mereka betul-betul di bawah pangsapuri saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| exclude | 3. not include, a. (in text, list, etc) tdk memasukkan: the provision was ~d from the amended Act, peruntukan itu tdk dimasukkan dlm Akta yg dipinda; b. (in a discussion) tdk membincangkan; 4. reject (a possibility) menidakkan: we must not ~ the possibility that he could have lied, kita tdk boleh menidakkan kemungkinan bahawa dia mungkin bercakap bohong; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| amendable | adj 1. correctable, /boleh, dapat/ dibetulkan: such mistakes are usually ~, kesalahan-kesalahan spt itu biasanya boleh dibetulkan; 2. revisable, alterable, (of legislation etc) boleh dipinda: ~ by an Act of Parliament, boleh dipinda oleh Akta Parlimen. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invoke | vt 1. call on (esp God, deity) for help, inspiration, berdoa kpd [Tuhan]; 2. appeal, ask earnestly for, merayu, memohon, meminta: to ~ so’s forgiveness, merayu supaya sso diampuni; ~ vengeance on, (o’s enemy etc) mendoakan supaya (musuh sso dll) mendapat balasan; 3. summon (spirit etc) by incantation, menyeru: to ~ the spirits of the dead, menyeru roh orang yg sudah mati; 4. put, bring (law etc) into use, menggunakan: the government ~d the Sedition Act, kerajaan menggunakan Akta Hasutan; 5. refer to, use, (wise saying, principle, etc) merujuk. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |