pelaku
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Etymology
Affixed per- + laku. The sense of crime is a semantic loan from Dutch dader.
Pronunciation
Noun
pêlaku (plural pelaku-pelaku, first-person possessive pelakuku, second-person possessive pelakumu, third-person possessive pelakunya)
- one who acts, actor, doer
- (law enforcement) suspect, culprit, perpetrator
- Synonym: tersangka
- Pelaku penembakan masal telah diamankan. ― The suspect of the mass shooting has been apprehended.
- subject
- Synonym: subyek
- agent:
- (sociology) an individual engaging with the social structure.
- (philosophy) agent performs for a purpose, that is guided by the person's intention.
Derived terms
- pelaku bisnis
- pelaku dramatik
- pelaku ekonomi
- pelaku pasar
- pelaku pasar modal
- pelaku pembantu
- pelaku penggelapan
- pelaku perbankan
- pelaku predikat
- pelaku tindak pidana militer
Further reading
- “pelaku” in Kamus Besar Bahasa Indonesia, Jakarta: Agency for Language Development and Cultivation – Ministry of Education, Culture, Research, and Technology of the Republic of Indonesia, 2016.
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