| restrictive | adj terbatas, terhad: ~ trade practices, amalan-amalan perdagangan yg terbatas; he found village life too ~, dia mendapati kehidupan di kampung terlalu terbatas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| abominable | adj 1. detestable, keji: ~ practices, amalan-amalan yg keji; 2. (colloq) very unpleasant, teruk betul; (of weather) buruk sekali, dahsyat (betul): the food at the hotel was ~, makanan di hotel itu teruk betul; what ~ weather we’re having, buruk sekali cuaca sekarang ini. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| popish | adj(derog) terkutuk: such ~ practices have been forbidden, amalan-amalan yg terkutuk spt itu telah dilarang. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| sanction | 2. approval, support, kebenaran, membenarkan, membolehkan: custom has given ~ to such practices, adat telah membenarkan amalan-amalan begini; 3. punishment, sanksi, hukuman: the utmost ~ of the law is death, sanksi undang-undang yg paling berat ialah hukuman mati; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| invective | vi; ~ against, (fml) mengecam: he ~ed against the company’s unjust practices, dia mengecam amalan-amalan tdk adil syarikat itu. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| quackery | n methods of a quack, cara mengubat yg palsu: ~ and other doubtful medical practices, cara mengubat yg palsu dan amalan-amalan perubatan lain yg meragukan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| proscribe | vt (fml)denounce officially as dangerous, forbid, mengharamkan: the Church has ~d these practices, pihak gereja telah mengharamkan amalan-amalan ini; many of the drugs have been ~d, kebanyakan dadah itu telah diharamkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| observance | n 1. practice of abiding by, following, (amalan) mematuhi; (festival, birthday, etc), (amalan) /merayakan, meraikan/: strict ~ of the speed limit, amalan betul-betul mematuhi had laju; the ~ of Vesak Day, amalan merayakan Hari Wesak; 2. ritual, ceremony, etc that is customarily observed, amalan: the usual ~s at Christmas, amalan-amalan yg biasa dilakukan pd Hari Krismas. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| venal | adj (fml & derog) 1. easily bribed or corrupted, mudah disogok: a ~ politician, ahli politik yg mudah disogok; 2. characterized by corruption, penuh rasuah: such ~ practices must be exposed, amalan-amalan penuh rasuah spt itu mesti didedahkan. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| corrupt | adj 1. morally depraved, tdk berakhlak; 2. given to bribery, korup; (of person) korup, menerima /rasuah, sogokan/, makan suap: ~ officials, pegawai-pegawai yg menerima rasuah; a ~ administration, pentadbiran yg korup; ~ practices, amalan-amalan rasuah; 3. adulterated, tdk asli: Afrikaans is a ~ form of Dutch, bahasa Afrikaans adalah bahasa Belanda yg tdk asli; a ~ text, teks tdk asli; 4. rotten, busuk; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |