Abstract

Meanings of words and phrases in legal text often lead a debate in the legal sphere. The ambiguity of the legal text would lead to uncertainty, injustice and inexpediency of law, because law is tied to language that basically always will give the interpretation of a written text of law. As a result of not fulfilled the terms of the law in the form of a written text of law like clarity, unambiguity, conciseness, and inclusion, meanings of words and phrases in legal text often, in this case, are often reviewed in The Constitutional Court of Republic of Indonesia. The Constitutional Court of Republic of Indonesia’s Decision No. 65 / PUU-VIII / 2010 reviewed the meaning of word witness and phrase witness statements is analyzed by semantic and syntactic approach which aim to find alternative and comprehensive answers in the meaning of word witness and phrase witness statements.

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