The Existence of Language in State Law
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Christina Purwanti
Fakultas Liberal Arts, Universitas Pelita Harapan
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10.59017/oratiodirecta.v3i1.59
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Legal language, State law, Meaning, Legal interpretation, Legal consciousnessAbstract
The existence of language in law requires attention because legal concepts and practices are constituted through words, sentences, and texts. This study describes the relationship between language and law through a qualitative method and an interdisciplinary conceptual approach. The analysis examines legal language as a system, the character of written law, legal perception, legal register, language as legal consciousness, and the narrowing or broadening of meaning in legal practice. Legal meaning is not limited to literal or grammatical interpretation; it changes according to context, situation, institutional authority, and the purposes of language users. Precise diction and coherent interpretation are therefore essential to legal certainty, justice, and public understanding. Language makes law intelligible and operational, while legal practice continually reshapes the meaning of linguistic signs.
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