Saving child brides – The Hindu (Oct 13, 2017)

Saving child brides – The Hindu (Oct 13, 2017)

By ruling that marriage cannot be a licence to have sex with a minor girl, the Supreme Court has corrected an anomaly in the country’s…. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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Word List-1 (To Improve English Vocabulary)

1. implications (noun) – consequence/result ramification, repercussion.
2. anomaly (noun) – abnormality/irregularity, oddity, deviation.
3. consent (noun) – agreement, assent, acceptance.
4. statutory (adjective) – mandatory, necessary, essential.
5. harmonise (verb) – coordinate, correlate/match, make consistent.
6. reformist (noun) – pioneer, groundbreaker, pathfinder.
7. infringement (noun) – the action of restricting or weakening something.
8. draw on (phrasal verb) – call on, rely on, make use of.
9. adversely (adverb) – unfavourably, disadvantageously; hurtfully/harmfully.
10. deprive (of) (verb) – deny, prevent; divest.
11. stricter (adjective) – harsh, hard, tough.
12. enforcement (noun) – imposition, implementation, execution.
13. prevalence (noun) – commonness, widespread presence, ubiquitousness.
14. consensual (adjective) – relating to consensus/consent; in agreement with those who involved.
15. domain (noun) – realm, sphere, area.
16. prosecute (verb) – accuse, charge, take to the court.
17. heinous (adjective) – wicked, horrible, terrible.
18. prospect (noun) – chance, possibility; thought/idea.
19. juvenile (adjective) – young, teenage, underage.
20. moot (adjective) – disputed, problematic, unsettled/unresolved.
21. flawed (adjective) – defective, wrong, incorrect.
22. standpoint (noun) – view/opinion, position, way of thinking.

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