Slow injustice – The Hindu (Aug 12, 2017)

Slow injustice – The Hindu (Aug 12, 2017)

The wholesale acquittal of all 10 persons arrested in connection with a blast at the Police Task Force office at Begumpet in Hyderabad in 2005 must occasion serious introspection on the prevailing gulf between crime and justice. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

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1. acquittal (noun) – discharge, release, freeing, exoneration.
2. wholesale (adjective) – total, outright, blanket.
3. introspection (noun) – self-observation, self-analysis; contemplation.
4. prevailing (adjective) – existing, present, prevalent.
5. gulf (noun) – divergence, contrast, difference.
6. culpability (noun) – guilt, blame/fault; responsibility.
7. get away (phrasal verb) – escape, run away/run off, abscond.
8. suspicion (noun) – misgiving, doubt, qualm.
9. exoneration (noun) – vindication, freeing (from blame), acquittal, discharge.
10. trauma (noun) – stress, pain, anguish/suffering.
11. warrant (verb) – justify, vindicate, validate (a course of action).
12. credible (adjective) – convincing, acceptable; reasonable.
13. prosecution (noun) – indictment, accusation, charge.
14. expeditious (adjective) – speedy, swift, quick/fast-track.
15. resolve (noun) – determination, firmness, will power.
16. depose (verb) – swear, attest, declare.
17. scot-free (adverb) – unpunished, unreprimanded; unhurt.
18. grave (adjective) – serious, severe; terrible/dreadful.
19. prolonged (adjective) – continuous, ongoing, persistent.
20. incarceration (noun) – imprisonment, confinement, custody.
21. perfunctory (adjective) – casual, uninterested, careless.
22. time-bound (adjective) – related to a certain moment or era in time.
23. substantive (adjective) – important & meaningful.

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