The Hindu Editorial (Keep up the pressure) – Jun 27, 2022

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The Hindu Editorial (Keep up the pressure) – Jun 27, 2022:

keep up (phrasal verb) – continue, maintain, continue with, go on with, carry on with, persist with.
conviction (noun) – pronouncement of guilt, sentence, judgement.
handler (noun) – secret agent.
seek (verb) – ask for, request, appeal for; try, attempt, aim.
extradition (noun) – the action of surrendering/handing over a fugitive (a person who has escaped from being confined/accused of a crime) from one jurisdiction to another by mutual agreements between the two countries. deportation, handover, expulsion.
convict (verb) – declare guilty, find guilty, sentence.
charge (noun) – accusation, allegation, indictment,
mastermind (noun) – originator, initiator, planner, creator.
give up on (phrasal verb) – stop having belief/hope in someone/something; to stop hoping/believing that someone/something will change, get better, etc.
so far as (phrase) – to the extent/level/degree that.
reportedly (adverb) – supposedly, seemingly, apparently, professedly, ostensibly, purportedly.
sentence (verb) – convict, punish, declare guilty.
serve (verb) – spend, go through (in prison).
term (noun) – period, time, spell (for imprisonment or in a jail).
carry out (phrasal verb) – conduct, perform, implement, execute, discharge, bring about.
reconnaissance (noun) – examination, preliminary survey, research/probe.
siege (noun) – blockade, beleaguerment, encirclement.
deposition (noun) – statement, sworn statement, affidavit, attestation, affirmation.
plea bargain (noun) – plea bargaining refers to a person charged with a criminal offence negotiating with the prosecution for a lesser punishment than what is provided in law by pleading guilty to a less serious offence. It is common in the United States, and has been a successful method of avoiding protracted and complicated trials.
as well as (phrase) – and also, and in addition.
trail (noun) – court case, judicial proceedings, legal action.
conspiracy (noun) – (unlawful) plan/plot, intrigue, collaboration/deception, collusion.
blasphemous (adjective) – disrespectful, irreligious, unholy.
nuclear installation (noun) – it means any power reactor, nuclear fuel fabrication plant, nuclear fuel reprocessing plant, waste disposal facility for radioactive waste, and any facility handling that quantity of fissionable materials sufficient to form a critical mass. (In nuclear physics, a critical mass is the smallest amount of fissile material needed for a sustained nuclear chain reaction).
operative (noun) – agent, secret agent.
volunteer (noun) – participant.
paintball (noun) – a competitive team shooting sport in which players eliminate opponents from play by hitting them with spherical dye-filled gelatin capsules.
grey/watch list (noun) – a list of countries on observation due to their “strategic deficiencies” in countering terror-financing and money-laundering. The countries put on the grey/watch list by the Financial Action Task Force (FATF) will be subjected to direct monitoring and intense scrutiny by the International Co-operation Review Group (ICRG) on terror financing.
Financial Action Task Force (FATF) (noun) – The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) is the global money laundering and terrorist financing watchdog. The inter-governmental body sets international standards that aim to prevent these illegal activities and the harm they cause to society.
on-site (adjective) – happening or situated at a particular place or site.
de-list (verb) – remove from a list.
UN Security Council (UNSC) (noun) – it is one of the six principal organs of the United Nations, charged with ensuring international peace and security.
designated (adjective) – identified, recognized, classified.
mandate (verb) – require, demand, instruct, make mandatory.
pursue (verb) – engage in, go in for, prosecute, conduct; be intent on, aim for.
the West (noun) – The Western world/civilization consisting of the majority of Europe & the North America.
bring up (phrasal verb) – raise, introduce, mention, put forward, bring forth.
proceedings (noun) – legal action, legal proceedings, lawsuit, case.
in fact (phrase) – actually, in actuality, really, in reality.
behind bars (phrase) – in prison/jail.
to stand trail (phrase) – if someone stands trial, he/she is tried in court for a crime heshe is accused of.
admittedly (adverb) – actually, truly/verily, indeed.
virtually (adverb) – practically, effectively, in effect.
given (preposition) – considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.
state (noun) – condition, situation, circumstances, state of affairs.
bilateral (adjective) – involving two groups or countries.
ties (noun) – association, relationship, bond, connection.
thus far (phrase) – so far, yet, still, up till now, up to now, until now.
concerted (adjective) – involving a lot of people coming together & doing something with great effort; strenuous, vigorous, energetic, determined, active, intense; coordinated, collaborative, collective, combined, joint.
prosecute (verb) – take to court, bring legal proceedings against, bring an action against, take legal action against.
as with (phrase) – according to the experience/behavior of.
keep/put the spotlight on (phrase) – to draw/bring attention to something; highlight, accentuate, underscore, underline.
the spotlight (noun) – the public attention, the focus of public/media; the public eye.
predilection (noun) – liking, preference.
authorities (noun) – officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the government, the administration, the establishment, the bureaucracy, the system.
reverse (verb) – overturn, overrule, nullify/cancel.
heat (noun) – intense pressure/criticism.
reprieve (noun) – cancellation, suspension, postponement (of a punishment or something undesirable event); stay of execution.
make clear (phrase) – explain, clarify, elucidate.