Divorce as crime – The Hindu (Dec 18, 2017)

Divorce as crime – The Hindu (Dec 18, 2017)

The Centre’s proposal to make instant triple talaq an offence punishable with three-year imprisonment and a fine is an unnecessary attempt to convert a civil wrong into a criminal act. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. counter-productive (adjective) – harmful, damaging, injurious/hurtful.
2. utter (verb) – say, voice, pronounce (something aloud).
3. unenforceable (adjective) – legally void, null and void, worthless.
4. arbitrary (adjective) – irrational, illogical, unjustified.
5. unconstitutional (adjective) – autocratic, inappropriate, unwarranted/unlawful.
6. tenet (noun) – principle, belief, doctrine/rule.
7. obligation (noun) – duty/responsibility; condition, requirement/necessity.
8. subsistence (noun) – support, livelihood, survival/living.
9. entitlement (noun) – right, prerogative, privilege/liberty.
10. iteration (noun) – repetition/reiteration (of something again and again).
11. deterrent (adjective) – relating to something which is aimed/intended to deter (stop/prevent) something else.
12. underscore (verb) – call attention to, emphasize, highlight.
13. desertion (noun) – abandonment, an act of deserting/leaving a person; betrayal.
14. inflict (verb) – cause, administer to; impose.
15. deprivation (noun) – dispossession, withdrawal, removal/taking away.
16. objective (noun) – aim, intention, target/purpose.

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