The Hindu Editorial (Dangerously fanciful) – Jul 10, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Dangerously fanciful) – Jul 10, 2023:

fanciful (adjective) – whimsical, impractical, capricious, unrealistic, unthinkable, unreasonable, unconvincing; bizarre, strange, eccentric, unusual, ridiculous, absurd, foolish.
judiciary (noun) – a branch of government in which judicial power is vested; judges collectively.
conviction (noun) – sentence, judgement, verdict.
defamation (noun) – it is defined as spoken or written words or visible representations, concerning any person intended to harm his/her reputation; character assassination, libel, misrepresentation, vilification, backbiting, abuse, scandalmongering, malicious gossip.
sound (verb) – appear, look, seem.
horrific (adjective) – horrible, awful, terrible, gruesome, frightful, dreadful.
stay (verb) – stop, delay, or prevent something temporarily (a judicial proceeding/trial through the order of a court).
stay (order) (noun) – it is defined as the act of temporarily stopping or postponing any judicial proceeding through the court or legal authorities in India, in order to secure the rights of a citizen.
border (verb) –come close to, be comparable to, be tantamount to, be similar to, look like, resemble.
authority (noun) – official.
campaign (noun) – canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.
offence (noun) – crime, illegal act, breach of the law, violation of the law, wrongdoing, act of misconduct, misdeed.
purported (adjective) – alleged, supposed, claimed, professed,, reported, ostensible.
seriousness (noun) – gravity, importance, significance, sobriety.
cite (verb) – invoke, adduce, refer to, make reference to, mention, point to.
justify (verb) – confirm, defend, uphold, validate, vindicate, warrant.
award (noun) – the act of giving something.
unlikely (adjective) – doubtful, implausible, improbable, questionable.
trial court (noun) – a court of law where cases are tried at first. (try means to investigate and decide (a case) in a formal trial).
magistrate (noun) – the judicial officers or civil officers of a state who handle minor legal cases in a specific area like town, district etc.
civil court (noun) – it deal with non-criminal cases i.e. “private” controversies, particularly disputes that arise between individuals or between private businesses or institutions.
appeal (noun) –plea, petition, request, supplication, application.
unanimously (adverb) – without opposition, agreed to (by everyone involved).
conclude (verb) – judge, decide.
grave (adjective) – crucial, critical, serious; drastic, awful, terrible.
amount to (verb) – be equal to, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, represent, indicate, point to.
turpitude (noun) – wickedness, wicked character, immorality, corruptness, sinfulness.
appellate (adjective) – (of a court) dealing with cases on appeal to review the decision of a lower court.
deserve (verb) – warrant, justify, be qualified for, be entitled to, be worthy of.
overcome (verb) – deal with (a problem/trouble); defeat, conquer, vanquish, beat, triumph over.
enthusiastically (adverb) – vigorously unreluctantly, unconditionally, fully, emphatically.
endorse (verb) – support, ratify, approve, uphold, justify.
conclusion (noun) – judgement, decision, verdict.
decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
outcome (noun) – result, consequence, aftermath.
defame (verb) – libel, slander, insult, tarnish, back-bite, disparage, denigrate, discredit, slur.
determinable (adjective) – able to be decided; ascertainable, judgeable.
aggrieve (verb) – disgruntle, dissatisfy, be unhappy, be upset, be annoyed, disappoint.
aggrieved (adjective) – disgruntled, dissatisfied, unhappy, upset, annoyed, disappointed.
complainant (noun) – litigator, appellant, claimant, plaintiff.
disconcerting (adjective) – upsetting, discomfiting, unsettling, disturbing, disquieting, troubling.
tailor (verb) – customize, adapt, adjust, modify, change.
legislator (noun) – a member of a legislature (parliament/legislative assembly); lawmaker, representative.
push out (phrasal verb) – to make someone leave a place; to force someone to leave a place; expel, debar, oust, remove, dismiss.
bar (verb) – ban, prohibit, forbid.
claim (noun) – assertion, contention, allegation.
object (noun) – objective, purpose, aim, target.
purity (noun) – morality, honesty, decency, goodness, righteousness; clearness.
pendency (noun) – the condition/period of waiting for settlement.
gravity (noun) – importance, top priority, necessity, exigency, seriousness.
at large (phrase) – as a whole, generally.
astounding (adjective) – staggering, shocking, surprising.