The Semantic Field, Componential Relations, and Translation of The “Sexual” Lexicon in Law No. 1 Of 2023 on The Criminal Code

Muhamad Zainur Rokhman (Universitas Tidar)
Herpindo Herpindo (Universitas Tidar)
Linda Eka Pradita (Universitas Tidar)

Prosiding Seminar Nasional Kajian Bahasa, Sastra, dan Pengajarannya: Semnas Kabastra
Vol. 3 No. September (2026): UPCOMING Prosiding Seminar Nasional kabastra XI 2026 (IN PRESS)

This study examines how the concept of "sexuality" is lexically constructed in Indonesia's newly enacted penal code, Law No. 1 of 2023 on the Criminal Code (KUHP 2023). It aims to identify how the "sexual" lexicon of KUHP 2023 is organized into semantic sub-fields and to describe the distribution of lexical items across those sub-fields. A qualitative descriptive design was employed, combining document analysis and a prototype-based lexical framework. The corpus yielded 16 lexical occurrences of 10 distinct lexical items, distributed across 12 articles and elucidatory notes, organized into five semantic sub-fields. Violence-denoting terms formed the largest cluster (7 occurrences, 43.75%), reflecting the legislative orientation of KUHP 2023 toward criminalizing coercive and exploitative sexual acts.