The Hindu Editorial (Court and compensation) – Jan 21, 2022

It took much persuasion by the Supreme Court and all its assertiveness to get the Union government to agree last year to pay a token compensation of ₹50,000 to the families of each of those who were claimed by COVID-19. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Court and compensation) – Jan 21, 2022.

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The Hindu Editorial (Court and compensation) – Jan 21, 2022:

compensation (noun) – payment, repayment, settlement (for loss/damage).
ex gratia (adjective) – Latin, literally ‘from favour’. An ex gratia payment is one that is given as a favour or gift instead of legal obligation/liability.
kin (noun) – relatives, relations, family, family members.
grant (verb) – provide, give, present, bestow, confer, impart.
succour (noun) – aid/help/support, assistance, relief (during difficulty).
victim (noun) – dead person, fatality.
persuasion (noun) – urging, persuading, coaxing, prompting, pressure.
assertiveness (noun) – determination, firmness, resoluteness, purposefulness.
token (adjective) – nominal, minimal, small, petty, insignificant.
claim (verb) – cause the loss of someone’s life.
the time has come (phrase) – it is the right moment to do something.
assert (verb) – insist on, stand up for, uphold, defend, contend, establish something confidently & strongly.
authority (noun) – power, authorization, right.
tardiness (noun) – belatedness, unpunctuality, lateness/delay.
claim (noun) – request, application.
deprive of (verb) – dispossess, strip of, deny, prevent from having.
hearing (noun) – legal proceedings, trial, inquiry.
pull up (phrasal verb) – reprimand, rebuke, scold, castigate, reprove, reproach, censure, admonish, lambast.
backdrop (noun) – situation, scenario, context.
under-reporting (noun) – an act of reporting less than actual (data).
due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, as a result of.
novel coronavirus (nCoV) (SARS-CoV-2) (noun) – a new strain (type/variety) coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. (Courtesy: WHO)
pandemic (noun) – the worldwide spread of a new disease; The illness spreads around the world and typically affects a large number of people across a wide area.
bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
to the effect that (phrase) – refering to the general meaning of something (spoken/written).
ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis, factor.
outbreak (noun) – outburst, flaring up, breakout, sudden appearance/occurrence of something.
attribute (verb) – assign, ascribe, regard something being caused by something else; connect with, associate with.
co-morbidity (noun) – In medicine, co-morbidity is the presence of one or more additional conditions (diseases) co-occurring/co-existing with a primary condition (disease).
rather than (phrase) – instead of.
hospitalisation (noun) – the act of taking (or) admitting someone to (or) in hospital for treatment.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
clinically (adverb) – medically.
suffer (verb) – undergo, experience, be subjected to, receive.
in addition (phrase) – as well as, additionally, moreover.
devise (verb) – come up with, work out, form, formulate, frame, compose, create/develop.
mechanism (noun) – procedure, process, method, technique.
grievance (noun) – complaint, problem.
redress (noun) – remedy or compensation for a grievance; reparation, restitution, recompense, repayment.
shortcoming (noun) – fault, flaw, imperfection/defect.
reach out (phrasal verb) – contact someone to obtain/offer help/assistance/cooperation.
on one’s own (phrase) – alone, all alone, by oneself, all by oneself.
extract (verb) – get, acquire, obtain (by force).
clear (noun) – pay off, pay, settle.
significantly (adverb) – notably, importantly, crucially.
mandate (verb) – instruct, direct, order, require, make something mandatory.
disclosure (noun) – revelation, report, declaration, announcement.
go on (to) (phrasal verb) – continue, carry on, proceed.
redress (verb) – rectify, correct, make right, set right.
bid (noun) – attempt, effort, endeavour/try.
rope in (phrasal verb) – persuade, convince, urge (someone to take part in an activity).
Legal Services Authority (noun) – Legal Services Authorities are statutory bodies constituted in the states of India by the Legal Services Authorities Act 1987, as enshrined by article 39-A of the Constitution of India, for providing free legal services for the citizens.
ascertain (verb) – find out, discover, determine, discern, recognize, comprehend.
facilitate (verb) – make easy, make possible, enable, assist, help/aid.
quantum (noun) – proportion, amount, quantity, portion.
in the light of (phrase) – considering, taking into account, keeping in mind.
staggering (adjective) – astonishing, shocking, surprising.
livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.