Bahasa Melayu

sita

Bahasa Melayu

English

writ of summons, summons

As a legal term, sita refers to a summons or an order to appear in court; it can also mean to confiscate in another sense.

سيت

Examples

Contoh ayat

  1. Mahkamah mengeluarkan sita kepada saksi itu.

    The court issued a summons to that witness.

  2. Dia menerima sita pada minggu ini.

    He received a summons this week.

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What does “summons” mean in Malay?

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sita

In this legal sense, it refers to a court summons.

Word family

Common derived forms

menyita
seize; confiscate
sitaan
confiscated goods

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Historical MyKamus entry, originally published 30 September 2010.