The Hindu Editorial (Clear-headed approach) – Jul 22, 2023

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The Hindu Editorial (Clear-headed approach) – Jul 22, 2023:

clear-headed (adjective) – sensible, well adjusted, reasonable, logical, practical, rational.
judiciary (noun) – a branch of government in which judicial power is vested; judges collectively.
grant (noun) – the action of giving/providing something.
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.
merely (adverb) – only, just.
object (verb) – oppose, disapprove, condemn, express disagreement (with).
eschew (verb) – avoid, ignore, reject, rebuff, refuse.
tendency (noun) – trend, course, direction.
vehemence (noun) – force, vigour, intensity, strength.
activist (adjective) – relating to a person who supports a political change or cause; (or societal change/cause).
effectively (adverb) – practically, actually, in effect, virtually, more or less.
rebuff (verb) – avoid, ignore, reject, spurn, refuse.
stand (noun) – position, approach, point of view.
purported (adjective) – supposed, claimed, professed, reported, ostensible.
gravity (noun) – importance, top priority, necessity, exigency, seriousness.
offence (noun) – crime, illegal/unlawful act, wrongdoing.
documentary evidence (noun) – any evidence that is, or can be, introduced at a trial in the form of documents, as distinguished from oral testimony/evidence.
charge sheet (noun) – an official document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a person.
subject to (adjective) – put through, treat with, lay open to, submit to.
custodial (adjective) – requiring custody/imprisonment.
interrogation (noun) – cross-questioning, cross-examination, probing.
remand (noun) – this term is used to refer to the sending back of the accused or prisoner to the custody of a competent authority; pre-trial detention, preventive detention, or provisional detention.
call in (phrasal verb) – to order or ask someone to pay a visit (to do something for you).
interim (adjective) – provisional, temporary, short-term, transitional.
in effect (phrase) – effectively, in fact.
bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
imprison (verb) – incarcerate, put in prison, take into custody, confine, detain.
trial (noun) – legal proceedings, inquiry, hearing, legal action/case.
solely (adverb) – only, simply, merely.
allegedly (adverb) – apparently, seemingly, ostensibly, supposedly, purportedly.
fabricate (verb) – forge, falsify, fake.
goad (verb) – provoke, incite, intensify, whip up.
pogrom (noun) – (planned) mass slaughter, mass killing, mass murder (of a particular ethnic group).
level a charge against (phrase) – to accuse/blame someone publicly that he/she has done something wrong.
bid (noun) – atttempt, try, effort, endeavour.
implicate (verb) – accuse, frame, blame, involve.
carnage (noun) – the killing of large numbers of people; massacre, mass killing, mass destruction.
pose (verb) – raise, ask, put forward, moot (a question).
pertinent (adjective) – applicable, appropriate, suitable, related, relevant.
forgery (noun) – falsification, manipulation, misrepresentation, distortion.
fabrication (noun) – falsehood, deception, lie.
victim (noun) – sufferer; easy target.
plea (noun) – petition, application, appeal, request.
observe (verb) – say, announce, mention, remark, pronounce.
sought past tense of seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
malign (adjective) – defame, misrepresent, abuse, accuse falsely, vilify.
functionary (noun) – official, administrator, office-holder, office-bearer (in a government or political party).
put (someone) in the dock (phrase) – accuse someone of committing a crime and subject him/her to intense scrutiny; on trial in court, particularly in a criminal case (the “dock” is the enclosed place in a criminal court where a defendant stands or sits during a trial).
notably (adverb) – particularly, especially, markedly, significantly.
contradict (verb) – conflict with, disagree with, be inconsistent with, run counter to.
prima facie (adjective) – “It is a Latin expression meaning ‘at first sight/look/view’, at firs appearance, based on first impression. It may be used as an adjective meaning ‘sufficient to establish a fact or raise a presumption unless disproved or rebutted’. It is used for a belief that is accepted as correct until proven otherwise; It literally means ‘at first face’.
go on (phrasal verb) – continue, carry on, proceed.
ruling (noun) – order, verdict, decree, judgement, decision.
norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
the accused (noun) – the suspected person.
flee (verb) – escape, abscond, run away, take flight, leave abruptly/hastily.
influence (verb) – affect, sway, pressurize, control, change.
tamper with (verb) – tinker with, interfere with, meddle with, mess around with, play with.
consideration (noun) – factor, issue, point, matter, concern.
set (adjective) – ready, prepared, organized.
Sessions Court (noun) – In India, the apex court within the district dealing with criminal cases is named as “sessions court” as per the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPc). While the court dealing with civil cases as per the Code Of Civil Procedure is called “district court”.
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
proceed against (phrasal verb) – to start a court case against someone.