Foreign law system (especially the Dutch system) which is mostly used as the
Indonesian law system has also influenced a typical use of the Indonesian language
in law. The use of key terms, sentences, and the law discourse is closely related to its
source. To interprete the language use in law; therefore, one needs to know several
strategies. The interpretation of language use in law may function to determine the
meaning and purpose of law registers. Besides, the interpretation can also be done
by determining the linguistic elements _ phrases and clauses_ as sentence former
and by determining key words to identify the content of law discourse.
Key words: law registers, linguistic elements, teks, wacana hukum, dan KUHP
