Meanings
- PhilippineslawA special court that tries corruption cases.
Origin
- TagalogSandiganbayan
- EnglishSandiganbayan
Borrowed from Tagalog Sandiganbayan, from sandigan (“support”) + bayan (“people”).
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Sandiganbayan. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandiganbayan
“Sandiganbayan.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandiganbayan. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Sandiganbayan,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Sandiganbayan.
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