The Hindu Editorial (Judicial indiscipline) – Jul 25, 2020

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Judicial indiscipline) – Jul 25, 2020:

indiscipline (noun) – disobedience, bad behaviour, misconduct.
disregard (verb) – ignore, take no account of, pay no attention to; dismiss.
lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, set down.
plea (noun) – appeal, request, petition.
status quo (noun) – the present situation, the current state, the existing state of affairs.
proceedings (noun) – legal action, prosecution.
legislator (noun) – a member of a legislature; lawmaker, representative.
Anti-defection law (noun) – The 10th Schedule to the Constitution, popularly referred to as the ‘Anti-Defection Law,’ was inserted by the 52nd Amendment in 1985. The grounds of disqualification are specified in Paragraph 2 of the 10th Schedule. A member would incur a disqualification under paragraph 2 (1) (a) when he “voluntarily gives up his membership of a party” and under 2 (1) (b) when he/she votes (or abstains from voting) contrary to the directive issued by the party.
border on (verb) – be similar to, verge on, approximate to, come close to.
overrule (verb) – cancel, reverse, rescind, repeal.
objection (noun) – opposition, disapproval, disagreement.
admissibility (noun) – the quality of being acceptable/valid.
sub-clause (noun) – a section of a clause in a law.
doctrine of precedent (phrase) – the legal decisions made by judges in higher courts are remained as a precedent, so the decisions made by lower or equal courts in future are needed to be followed the earlier decision made in the higher courts. The doctrine of precedent is clearly incorporated in India by Article 141 of the Constitution of India, 1950. Article 141 provides that the decisions of the Supreme Court are binding on all courts within the territory of India.
doctrine (noun) – order, command, rule, decree, directive.
precedent (noun) – model, exemplar, example, previous example/instance, prior instance.
prohibition (noun) – restriction, banning, prohibiting, forbidding.
presiding officer (noun) – The Speaker (of the Legislative Assembly).
purport (verb) – claim, seem, appear.
entertain (verb) – consider, take into consideration, give attention to.
bar (noun) – ban, prohibition, restriction.
hold (verb) – give (a verdict/judgement).
bind (verb) – require, compel, constrain, obligate, put under an obligation.
ground (noun) – reason, factor, basis.
uphold (verb) – confirm, endorse/approve, vindicate/validate.
ostensible (adjective) – apparent, seeming, alleged, purported.
conscience (noun) – moral sense, inner voice, sense of right and wrong.
venture (verb) – dare to do something.
voluntarily (adverb) – of one’s own free will, of one’s own choice, volitionally.
give up (phrasal verb) – resign, leave, stand down, step down; renounce, forgo, abandon.
intra- (prefix) – within.
provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement/condition.
arise out (verb) – result, occur, stem (from).
render (verb) – make, cause to be, cause to become.
comprehension (noun) – understanding, apprehension, interpretation.
beyond comprehension (phrase) – not possible to imagine.
issuance (noun) – an act of issuing/providing something.
dissident (noun) – objector, protester, disputant.
grave (adjective) – crucial, critical, serious.
propriety (noun) – conformity, morality, correctness/good manners.
play out (phrasal verb) – happen, occur, take place.
dissent (noun) – disagreement, disapproval, opposition.
circumstance (noun) – situation, conditions, state of affairs.
condone (verb) – approve, sanction, justify, vindicate, endorse.
premature (adjective) – untimely, early, too soon/too early; ill-timed, hasty.
intervention (noun) – involvement, interference.