The Hindu Editorial (Taking on the mob) – Aug 10, 2019

It is possible to argue that there is no need to create new criminal offences for ‘lynching’ and ‘honour killing’ because they remain plain murders. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Taking on the mob)- Aug 10, 2019.

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Today’s word list-2 for The Hindu Editorial (Taking on the mob) – Aug 10, 2019:

take on (phrasal verb) – confront, face with, fight against.
lynching (noun) – an act of punishing/killing someone by hanging for claimed offence by the group of people without legal trail.
honour killing (noun) – the killing of a member of a family (particularly a girl or woman) due to the belief the victim has brought dishonour upon the family or community.
inevitable (adjective) – unavoidable/unpreventable; necessary/compulsory, required.
hate crime (noun) – any criminal offence that is carried out because of hostility or prejudice based on disability, race, religion, transgender identity or sexual orientation.
imprisonment (noun) – incarceration, confinement/captivity, detention.
murderous (adjective) – hard, laborious, rigorous.
preponderant (adjective) – predominant, more powerful, superior.
come up with (phrasal verb) – propose, put forward, suggest.
grapple with (phrasal verb) – tackle, deal, struggle.
vigilante (noun) – a member of the self-appointed group which unofficially punishing crimes.
unleash (verb) – let loose, release, set free.
a wave of (noun) – a sudden increase in a certain phenomenon/happening.
sectarian (adjective) – denoting a sect (a group of people); factional, partisan.
phenomenon (noun) – occurrence, event, happening.
zero in (phrasal verb) – focus on, concentrate on, emphasize.
the nub (noun) – central part, reality, essential part.
intolerance (noun) – prejudice, bias, bigotry/partisanship.
polarisation (noun) – separation of two contrasting groups (based on different opinions/beliefs).
moot (verb) – propose, suggest, introduce.
criminalise (verb) – make something (an activity) illegal.
instil (verb) – introduce, infuse, inspire.
resemble (verb) – look like, be similar to, be like.
ground (noun) – reason, factor, basis.
ethnicity (noun) – a category of people who identify with each other based on common language, ancestral, social, cultural, or national experiences.
rehabilitation (noun) – the action of bringing (someone or something) back to a normal.
contend (verb) – claim, argue, allege/insist.
please (verb) – satisfy, make happy, delight.
lynch (verb) – punish/kill by hanging someone for claimed offence without legal trail by the group of people.
fulmination (noun) – protest, objection, complaint.
bereft of (adjective) – deprived of/stripped of; lacking, deficient in.
societal (adjective) – related to society.
norm (noun) – standard, convention, regulation.
Khap panchayats (noun) – the self-appointed village courts.
seek (verb) – try, attempt, aim.
interdict (verb) – ban, block, stop.
warrant (verb) – justify, vindicate, validate.
resort to (verb) – use, utilize, turn to.