The Hindu Editorial (Charging Chidambaram) – Oct 21, 2019

The CBI charge sheet against former Union Minister P. Chidambaram, his son Karti P. Chidambaram, and others does not contain any new material to add to the narrative… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Charging Chidambaram) – Oct 21, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Charging Chidambaram) – Oct 21, 2019:

charge sheet (noun) – an official document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a person.
turn on (phrasal verb) – depend on, relate to, be decided by.
narrative (noun) – a representation of a particular situation; report.
letters rogatory (plural noun) – letters rogatory or letters of request are a formal request from a court to a foreign court for some type of judicial assistance.
ascertain (verb) – find out, decide/verify, come to know.
amount to (verb) – be regarded as, be equivalent/equal to, be tantamount to.
post_facto (adjective) – a Latin phrase that essentially means “retroactive,” or affecting something that’s already happened; occurring after the event/fact.
downstream investment (noun) – indirect foreign investment, by one Indian company into another Indian company, by way of subscription or acquisition.
allegedly (adverb) – supposedly, purportedly, reportedly.
render (verb) – give, provide, supply (a service).
alleged (adjective) – supposed, claimed, professed/purported.
implicate (verb) – involve, connect, embroil.
sort out (phrasal verb) – settle, sort, resolve.
quid pro quo (noun) – Latin word literally meaning “something for something”; exchange, trade, payment (a favour in return for something).
corroborate (verb) – confirm, verify, endorse.
allege (verb) – claim, accuse, charge.
assertion (noun) – declaration, statement, contention.
lend (verb) – give, provide, offer.
weight (noun) – importance, significance, substance.
substantiate (verb) – prove, validate, verify.
allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
throw light on (phrase) – explain, clarify, clear up.
irregularity (noun) – incorrectness, wrongdoing, misconduct/corruption.
face value (noun) – the apparent worth/implication of something.
impinge on (verb) – influence, have an effect on, encroach on.
credible (adjective) – convincing, acceptable; reasonable/valid.
prosecution (noun) – legal action/trail, legal proceeding, litigation.
in line with (phrase) – in accordance with.
extant (adjective) – present, existent, existing/surviving.
prolonged (adjective) – continuous, persistent, unending.
incarceration (noun) – custody, restraint, captivity.
money-laundering (noun) – a secret act of moving illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.
proceeds of crime (phrase) – the term given to money or assets gained by criminals during the course of their criminal activity.
provisional (adjective) – tentative, temporary, transitional.
interrogation (noun) – cross-questioning, cross-examination, probing.
deprivation (noun) – dispossession, withholding, removal, taking away.
merit (noun) – quality, point, value.
duty-bound (adjective) – under an obligation, filled with gratitude, appreciative.
punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, retributive.
please (verb) – satisfy, make happy, give pleasure to.