| justification | n 1. act of, a. (proving, explaining that st is right, reasonable, valid, etc) memberikan /justifikasi, alasan yg kuat/: the ~ of his conduct will not be an easy matter, sukar utk memberikan justifikasi bagi kelakuannya; it could be said, in his ~, that..., dapat dikatakan, dlm memberikan justifikasi bagi pihaknya, bahawa...; b. (adjusting text so that the left-hand and right-hand margins are straight) pengimbangan, justifikasi; 2. valid, proper reason for st, justifikasi: what possible ~ could he have for doing such a thing?, apa agaknya justifikasinya berbuat demikian?. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| reason | 2. justification, explanation, alasan: give me your ~s for doing it, berikan saya alasan-alasan kamu melakukannya; there’s no ~ to doubt his words, tdk ada alasan utk meragukan kata-katanya; 3. faculty of thinking, comprehending rationally, kebolehan menaakul: animals do not have ~, haiwan tdk mempunyai kebolehan menaakul; 4. common sense, kemunasabahan, munasabah: there is ~ in what you say, apa yg kamu katakan itu munasabah | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| vindication | n 1. justification, justifikasi, menjustifikasikan;in ~ of, mewajarkan, menjustifikasikan: evidence in ~ of his claim, bukti yg mewajarkan tuntutannya; 2. st that justifies, pewajaran, justifikasi: the election result is a ~ of the democratic process, keputusan pilihan raya ialah pewajaran bagi proses demokrasi. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| cause | n 1. person, thing, etc that produces an effect, sebab, punca: the ~s of the French Revolution, sebab-sebab berlakunya Revolusi Perancis; 2. ground, justification, sebab: there is no ~ for anxiety, tdk ada sebab utk berasa bimbang; no ~ for regrets, tdk ada sebab utk menyesal; give so. ~ for, menyebabkan sso: your behaviour gives me ~ for concern, tingkah laku awak menyebabkan saya berasa bimbang; 3. purpose of an effort or struggle, tujuan: to work for a good ~, berkhidmat utk tujuan baik; 4. ideal of group or movement, perjuangan: the Palestinian ~, perjuangan rakyat Palestin; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| warrant | n 1. written order allowing the police to take action, waran: a ~ for his arrest has been issued, waran utk menangkapnya telah dikeluarkan; I have a ~ to search the house, saya ada waran utk menggeledah rumah itu; 2. (fml) justification, alasan: he had no ~ for making such a statement, dia tdk mempunyai alasan utk membuat kenyataan spt itu; 3. document entitling holder to payment, services, etc, waran: a dividend ~, waran dividen; they issued me a travel ~, mereka memberi saya waran perjalanan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| answer | 4. pay off, membayar; (debt) melunaskan, melangsaikan, membayar: to ~ the debt one owes, melunaskan hutang sso; 5. fulfil, serve the purpose, memenuhi: he seemed to ~ all the requirements for the post, nampaknya dia memenuhi segala keperluan bagi jawatan itu; 6. give justification, defence, menjawab: to ~ a charge of perjury, menjawab dakwaan sumpah palsu; 7. reply favourably, mengabulkan, memakbulkan: his prayers have been ~ed, doanya telah dikabulkan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| ground 1 | debate, etc, perkara, pokok perbicaraan: the lecturer just went over the same ~ without adding anything new, pensyarah itu mengulang perkara yg sama tanpa menambah sst yg baru; be on familiar ~, sst tdk asing: I was relieved when they started talking about local politics – here I was on familiar ~, saya berasa lega apabila mereka mula bercakap ttg politik tempatan – perkara ini tdk asing bagi saya; 8. (often in pl) reason, justification, sebab, alasan: he resigned on the ~s of ill-health, dia berhenti kerja atas sebab-sebab kesihatan; ~s of appeal, alasan rayuan; 9. (in pl) sediment, dregs, keladak, serdak: coffee ~s, keladak kopi; 10. background, a. (in painting) latar; b. (on cloth) tanah: a zig-zag design on a white ~, reka bentuk zig-zag pd tanah berwarna putih; 11. (electr) bumi: ~ adaptor, penyesuai bumi; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| defence | 3. device which protects, a. (mil) pertahanan, alat pertahanan: the ~s of a city, pertahanan bandar raya; machine guns are a good ~ against attacks, mesingan merupakan alat pertahanan yg baik utk mematahkan serangan; b. (non-military), [various translations]: dykes were built as a ~ against the sea, daik dibina sbg pelindung drpd ancaman laut; white corpuscles are one of the body’s ~ es against germs, sel-sel putih merupakan salah satu bahan yg boleh mencegah kuman drpd masuk; 4. justification, membela diri: without listening to my ~ the board decided to take disciplinary action against me, tanpa memberi saya peluang untuk membela diri pihak lembaga membuat keputusan untuk mengambil tindakan tatatertib thdp saya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |