The Hindu Editorial (Vulnerable to criticism) – Mar 02, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (vulnerable to criticism) – Mar 01, 2024:

vulnerable (adjective) – endangered, unsafe, unprotected, undefended, attackable, defenceless, helpless, powerless.
Enforcement Directorate (ED) (noun) – Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi. It is responsible for enforcement of the Foreign Exchange Management Act, 1999 (FEMA) (Civil Law) and certain provisions under the Prevention of Money Laundering Act, 2002 (PMLA) (Criminal Law).
possible (adjective) – likely, probable, potential, believable.
violation (noun) – contravention, infringement, breach, breaking.
federal (adjective) – relating to a system of government in which establishments such as states or provinces share power with a national government.
credibility (noun) – trustworthiness, reliability, integrity.
cast a doubt (adjective) – to cause someone to lose confidence in something; to cause someone to question something; to feel uncertain about something.
summon (verb) – order someone to be present; call for, ask for, request the presence of.
money laundering (noun) – a secret act of moving illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.
bound to (adjective) – sure, likely, guaranteed.
throw up (phrasal verb) – produce something.
perplexing (adjective) – puzzling, mystifying, bewildering
proceeds (noun) – the amount of money received from an event/activity or from the sale of goods or services; income, revenue, profit, earnings, returns, gains.
launder (verb) – move illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.
Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 (noun) – It is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted by the NDA government to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from money-laundering.
allegation (noun) – accusation, charge, criticism, complaint, claim.
rampant (adjective) – uncontrolled, unrestrained, unchecked, out of control; widespread, very common, pervasive, omnipresent, ubiquitous, prevalent, rife.
mining (noun) – the extraction of valuable minerals or other geological materials from the Earth.
extraction (noun) – removal, taking out, uprooting, obtaining (something with effort or force).
oblige (verb) – require, compel, be duty-bound, constrain, committ; sure, likely, guaranteed.
underscore (verb) – underline, emphasise, highlight, stress, call/draw attention to.
necessarily (adverb) – inevitably, definitely, certainly, surely.
exchequer (noun) – the government department that controlled public money; national treasury, coffers, funds, resources, finances, reserves, money, wealth, cash, wherewithal, capital, assets, deep pockets, kitty.
as a result of (phrase) – because of something; in view of, due to, owing to, by/in virtue of.
unchecked (adjective) – unrestricted, unhindered, unopposed, unrestrained, unconstrained.
jurisdiction (noun) – authority, power (to hear a case & make legal decisions).
determination (noun) – decision, resolution.
stay (verb) – stop, delay, or prevent something temporarily (a judicial proceeding/trial through the order of a court).
summonses plural of summons (noun) – instruction, order, command, directive.
writ petition (noun) – an application to a court for a writ (a formal written order) when when any of the fundamental rights are violated.
usurpation (noun) – seizure, taking over, expropriation.
central agencies (plural noun) – the central agencies are organizations in the executive branch that co-ordinate the activities of, and provide guidance to the operating ministries and agencies; e.g. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Income Tax Department (IT) and etc.
validity (noun) – rationality, justifiability, soundness, believability, reliability.
misconceived (adjective) – misguided, misplaced, ill-advised, ill-considered, ill-judged.
misconception (noun) – misunderstanding, misinterpretation, misreading, false impression.
cite (verb) – invoke, mention, refer to, point to, adduce, turn to, resort to.
Section 50 of PMLA (noun) –The power under section 50 of the PMLA is to issue summons to a person and to require the production of documents and record statements, which is akin to the powers of a civil court.
first information report (FIR) (noun) – a written document prepared by the police when they receive information about the commission of a cognizable offence.
schedule (noun) – an appendix (added section at the end) to a statute/law/act.
scheduled offence (noun) – an offence listed in a schedule to a statute indicating that the statute’s provisions apply to such offences.
take into account (verb) – consider, bear in mind, take into consideration.
reasoning (noun) – reason, justification, cause, grounds, explanation, rationale.
uphold (verb) – confirm, endorse/approve, vindicate/validate.
fishing (adjective) – searching, looking, hunting.
expedition (noun) – mission, project, operation, undertaking, enterprise, assignment.
pursue (verb) – engage in, conduct, take part in (an activity).
notional (adjective) – theoretical, conceptual, abstract, philosophical.
assumption (noun) – speculation, conjecture, supposition, belief, guesswork, surmise, opinion, presupposition, presumption.
offence (noun) – crime, illegal/unlawful act, wrongdoing.
officials (noun) – authorities, officialdom, bureaucracy, the people in charge, the administration, the establishment, the system, corridors of power.
unobjectionable (adjective) – inoffensive, innocuous, unoffending, acceptable.
obvious (adjective) – visible, tangible, observable, discernible, palpable, evident, apparent.
lack (noun) – absence, non-existence, unavailability.
independence (noun) – freedom, liberty, unconstraint, disinterest, uninvolvement, neutrality, impartiality.
bias (verb) – prejudice, be prejudiced, be one-sided, be intolerant.
adversary (noun) – rival, opponent, enemy, foe, nemesis.