Negri Sembilan

[ney-gree sem-bee-lahn, sem-bee-lahn, nuh-gree]

noun

1. a state in Malaysia, on the SW Malay Peninsula. 2,580 sq. mi. (6,682 sq. km). Seremban.

Negri Sembilan

/ ˈnɛɡrɪ sɛmˈbiːlən /

noun

1. a state of S Peninsular Malaysia: mostly mountainous, with large areas under paddy and rubber. Capital: Seremban. Pop: 859 924 (2000). Area: 6643 sq km (2565 sq miles)

Example Sentences

Speaking outside the police headquarters in Seremban this week, the Negri Sembilan police chief, Mohammad Mat Yusop, said Nora had died “two to three days ago” from internal bleeding, possibly caused by “prolonged starvation or stress”.

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Speaking outside the police headquarters in Seremban, Negri Sembilan police chief Mohammad Mat Yusop said Nora had died “two to three days ago” from “internal bleeding from a ruptured ulcer in her intestine, possibly caused by prolonged starvation or stress”.

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But the high court in Seremban, Negri Sembilan state, denied the petitioners' case to declare the Sharia law - used by Muslims in religious courts - as unconstitutional.

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The Negri Sembilan High Court ruled that because the litigants are Muslim and were born male, they must adhere to the law because it is part of Islamic teaching, said Aston Paiva, a lawyer representing them.

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Penalties differ in individual states, but in Negri Sembilan, where the case was heard, convicted offenders may be sentenced to up to six months in prison, fined as much as $325 or both.

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