| libel | n (leg.) libel, fitnah bertulis: he sued the magazine for ~, dia menyaman majalah itu atas tuduhan libel; he claimed that the cartoon was a ~, dia mendakwa bahawa kartun itu adalah suatu libel; be a ~ on, (colloq) any unflattering statement, portrait, sst yg /memburuk-burukkan, menghina/: the photograph does you no justice in fact it’s a ~ on you, gambar ini sst yg tdk adil malah merupakan sst yg memburuk-burukkan kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| libel | n (leg.) libel, fitnah bertulis: he sued the magazine for ~, dia menyaman majalah itu atas tuduhan libel; he claimed that the cartoon was a ~, dia mendakwa bahawa kartun itu adalah suatu libel; be a ~ on, (colloq) any unflattering statement, portrait, sst yg /memburuk-burukkan, menghina/: the photograph does you no justice in fact it’s a ~ on you, gambar ini sst yg tdk adil malah merupakan sst yg memburuk-burukkan kamu; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leg | not have a ~ to stand on, tdk dapat mempertahankan + approp n: he hasn’t got a ~ to stand on if he’s sued, dia tdk dapat mempertahankan diri sekiranya didakwa; on /so’s, st’s/ last ~s, [various translations]: the van was on its last ~s, van itu sudah terlalu tua; the patient looks as if he is on his last ~s, memandangkan keadaan pesakit itu nampaknya tak ada harapan lagi; the country was on its last ~s, empayar itu berada di ambang keruntuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| leg | not have a ~ to stand on, tdk dapat mempertahankan + approp n: he hasn’t got a ~ to stand on if he’s sued, dia tdk dapat mempertahankan diri sekiranya didakwa; on /so’s, st’s/ last ~s, [various translations]: the van was on its last ~s, van itu sudah terlalu tua; the patient looks as if he is on his last ~s, memandangkan keadaan pesakit itu nampaknya tak ada harapan lagi; the country was on its last ~s, empayar itu berada di ambang keruntuhan; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| misconduct | n 1. bad behaviour, salah laku: he was warned against further ~ in court, dia diberi amaran supaya tdk salah laku lagi di mahkamah; his wife sued for divorce on the grounds of his ~ with a female colleague, isterinya men | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| breach | n 1. violation, breaking, neglect, a. (gen) pelanggaran, melanggar: a ~ of etiquette, pelanggaran etiket; a ~ of the law, pelanggaran undang-undang; a ~ of security, melanggar peraturan keselamatan; a ~ of privilege, melanggar hak istimewa; b. (of agreement, contract, promise) mungkir, memungkiri: he is being sued for ~ of contract, dia didakwa krn mungkir kontrak; c. (of trust, faith, confidence, etc) pecah: a ~ of confidence, pecah amanah; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| recover | 3. find and extricate, mencari: police and firemen are still trying to ~ bodies from the burnt-out disco, polis dan ahli bomba masih berusaha mencari mayat di disko yg terbakar itu; b. extricate, mengeluarkan, membawa keluar: 36 bodies have been ~ed from the sunken ship, 36 mayat telah dikeluarkan dr kapal yg tenggelam itu; six bodies have been ~ed from the mine, enam mayat telah dibawa keluar dr lombong itu; 4. recoup, mendapat /balik, kembali/: he sued the landlord and ~ed all the money, dia mendakwa tuan tanah dan mendapat balik semua wangnya; | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |
| desertion | n 1. act of deserting, a. (gen) meninggalkan: after the ~ of the island by the colonial masters..., selepas penjajah-penjajah meninggalkan pulau itu...; b. (mil) pembolosan; 2. (leg.), [various translations]: she accused her husband of ~, wanita itu menuduh suaminya meninggalkannya; ~ is a ground for divorce, perbuatan meninggalkan langsung isteri (dan anak-anak) ialah alasan utk bercerai; she sued for divorce on the grounds of ~, dia membuat saman cerai atas alasan ditinggalkan suaminya. | Kamus Inggeris-Melayu Dewan |