| instrument | 4. person, thing, by means of which st is done, means, alat: he was a mere ~ of the gangland boss, dia hanya menjadi alat ketua penjahat itu; television could be a vital ~ in educating the young, televisyen mungkin merupakan alat penting dlm pendidikan kanak-kanak; 5. important agency or factor, /faktor, penyebab/ utama: she was the ~ of his downfall, wanita itulah yg menjadi faktor utama kejatuhannya; 6. (leg.) surat cara: ~ of office, surat cara pelantikan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| arrest | n 1. act of taking into custody, penangkapan: an unlawful ~, penangkapan yg tdk sah; to effect an ~, melakukan penangkapan; 2. act of seizing (ship) legally, penahanan; 3. also arrestation, act of stopping, checking, a. (progress, spread, flow, etc) penyekatan, tersekatnya, terhentinya; (development) penyekatan, pembantutan, tersekatnya, terhentinya: a stroke causes a partial ~ of the vital processes, strok menyebabkan tersekatnya sebahagian drpd proses-proses penting; b. (growth) pembantutan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |