The Hindu Editorial (The right call) – Dec 21, 2020

The Supreme Court on Friday quite rightly stayed an Andhra Pradesh High Court order that sought to convene a judicial inquiry… For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The right call) – Dec 21, 2020.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (The right call) – Dec 21, 2020:

(right) call (noun) – a (good) decision, judgement.
breakdown (noun) – failure, collapse.
constitutional crisis/breakdown/failure (noun) – it is defined as a situation when a country’s constitution is not able to clearly resolve an issue/problem/conflict in the function of a Government at it’s disposal.
overreach (noun) – an act of trying to do too much or overdoing something.
quite (adjective) – fairly, reasonably.
stay (verb) – stop/halt or suspend temporarily a judicial proceeding/trial through the order of a court.
seek (verb) – aim, attempt, try; ask for, appeal, request.
convene (verb) – summon, call, call together, order.
intervention (noun) – the process of intervening in something; involvement, interference.
untenable (adjective) – unjustified, unacceptable; faulty/flawed; illogical/irrational.
adventure (noun) – risky activity.
imposition (noun) – implementation, enforcement, applying.
habeas corpus (noun) – Latin phrase meaning literally “that you have the body”. The court order to bring the person (in custody/detention) to the court to decide on the imprisonment is legal or illegal.
remand (verb) – imprison, jail, incarcerate.
bail (noun) – conditional, temporary release of an arrested/imprisoned person when a specified amount of security is deposited or pledged (as cash or property) to ensure his/her appearance in court when required.
suo motu (phrase) – Latin term means “on its own motion”. It is used where a government agency acts on its own knowledge.
summon (verb) – order, demand, call for, ask for.
State counsel (noun) – a public prosecutor (senior lawyer).
circumstances (noun) – situation, conditions, state of affairs.
prevail (verb) – exist, be present, be in effect, be prevalent.
finding (noun) – decision, verdict, pronouncement, judgement, order.
machinery (noun) – system, apparatus, structure.
invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce.
come under (phrasal verb) – be subjected to.
prerogative (noun) – right, privilege, advantage.
the executive (noun) – the executive is a branch of government which enforces the law as written by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary.
the judiciary (noun) – a branch of government in which judicial power is vested.
bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
construe (verb) – interpret, analyse, understand.
scope (noun) – extent, range, sweep, purview.
stringent (adjective) – strict/stern, severe, tough/rigorous.
exercise (noun) – use, utilization, implementation, application.
proclamation (noun) – declaration, attestation, assertion, assurance.
ascertain (verb) – find out, understand, recognize, get to know.
objective (adjective) – factual, actual, real, empirical, verifiable, existing.
render (verb) – make, cause to be, cause to become.
carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, execute.
consideration (noun) – examination, inspection, scrutiny, analysis, review.
reverse (verb) – alter, change.
the scheme of things (phrase) – in the way things normally/generally happen or arranged to happen (when compared with/related to other things) in a particular situation; a general view of the situation as a whole.
put the cart before the horse (phrase) – do things in the wrong order; reverse/change the method of doing something.
disturbing (adjective) – worrying.
in the wake of (phrase) – as a result of some event, especially an unpleasant one; in the aftermath of, as a consequence of, on account of, because of, owing to.
point to (verb) – indicate, suggest, denote.
tussle (noun) – scuffle, fight, skirmish; argument, quarrel.
unprecedented (adjective) – not done or experienced before.
alleged (adjective) – supposed, claimed, professed, purported.
hostile (adjective) – opposed, inimical, averse.
attitude (noun) – viewpoint, perspective, standpoint, position, approach.
besides (preposition/linking adverb) – in addition to, as well, apart from.
allegation (noun) – charge, accusation, indictment.
campaign (noun) – an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group.
onus (noun) – responsibility, duty; burden, liability, obligation.
put an end to (phrase) – stop, terminate, abolish.
unseemly (adjective) – improper, inappropriate, undignified; ill-advised.
nullification (noun) – invalidation, annulment.
impinge upon (verb) – influence, have an effect on, encroach on.