No. 320 in Malay
hakim
Judge.
In a sentence
Hakim itu memberikan hukuman yang adil kepada pesalah.
The judge gave a fair punishment to the offender.
Here, 'hakim' refers to a judge in a legal context, a person presiding over a court.
Dia sering bertindak seperti seorang hakim dalam pertelingkahan antara rakan.
He often acts like a judge in disputes among friends.
In this sentence, 'hakim' is used metaphorically to describe someone who mediates or decides fairly in arguments.
Kita tidak seharusnya menjadi hakim terhadap orang lain berdasarkan penampilan mereka.
We should not judge others based on their appearance.
Here, 'hakim' is used in an abstract sense to describe the act of making judgments about others.
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