| verifiable | adj dapat ditentusahkan: are the allegations ~?, adakah dakwaan-dakwaan itu dapat ditentusahkan?. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| pretension | n 1. claim (usu false) to be so. or to have st, mendakwa: he makes no ~ to be an expert on the subject, dia tdk mendakwa bahawa dia pakar dlm bidang itu; a family with ~s to high social status, keluarga yg mendakwa mereka mempunyai taraf sosial yg tinggi; 2. vanity, claim to be more important than one really is, dakwaan angkuh: I grew weary of their ~s and insincerity, saya bosan dgn dakwaan-dakwaan angkuh dan sikap tdk jujur mereka. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| claim | n 1. assertion, dakwaan: the exaggerated ~s made by some manufacturers, dakwaan yg berlebih-lebihan oleh sesetengah pengilang; 2. demand, tuntutan: he put in a ~ to the insurance company, dia mengemukakan tuntutan kpd syarikat insurans itu; to lay ~ to the title, membuat tuntutan atas hak milik itu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| prosecute | vi 1. act as a prosecutor, menjadi pendakwa; 2. bring criminal charges against so., /membuat dakwaan, mendakwa/ di mahkamah: we decided not to ~, kami memutuskan utk tdk membuat dakwaan di mahkamah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sail | take the wind out of so’s ~, membuktikan dakwaan sso /salah, tdk benar/:I took the wind out of his ~ when I beat him at his favourite game, saya membuktikan dakwaannya salah apabila saya mengalahkan dia dlm permainan kesukaannya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| false pretences | n 1. (leg.) dakwaan palsu; 2. deception, (jalan) menipu: to obtain money under ~, mendapatkan wang dgn jalan menipu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| allegation | n act of alleging or st alleged, tuduhan, dakwaan: he did much damage to my reputation by his ~ of dishonesty, dia merosakkan nama baik saya dgn tuduhan bahawa saya tdk amanah; to make false ~s, membuat tuduhan palsu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sue | vi 1. (leg.) mendakwa, membuat dakwaan: the petitioner is the party who ~s for a divorce, pempetisyen ialah pihak yg mendakwa utk bercerai; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| seriousness | because of the ~ of the charges the police opposed bail, disebabkan dakwaan itu berat, pihak polis membantah pemberian ikat jamin; b. i. (critically ill) tenatnya, teruknya, seriusnya; ii. (very badly injured) keparahan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| investigate | vt menyiasat, menyelidik; (crime, person) menyiasat: their claim will be ~d, dakwaan mereka akan disiasat; the scientists are investigating the side effects of the drug, ahli sains itu sedang menyelidik kesan sampingan ubat tersebut; he was ~d because of his involvement in the affair, dia disiasat krn penglibatannya dlm hal itu; to ~ a murder, menyiasat suatu pembunuhan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |