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

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:

  1. compensation (noun) – payment, repayment, settlement (for loss/damage). 
  2. 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.
  3. kin (noun) – relatives, relations, family, family members.
  4. grant (verb) – provide, give, present, bestow, confer, impart.
  5. succour (noun) – aid/help/support, assistance, relief (during difficulty).
  6. victim (noun) – dead person, fatality.
  7. persuasion (noun) – urging, persuading, coaxing, prompting, pressure.
  8. assertiveness (noun) – determination, firmness, resoluteness, purposefulness.
  9. token (adjective) – nominal, minimal, small, petty, insignificant.
  10. claim (verb) – cause the loss of someone’s life.
  11. the time has come (phrase) – it is the right moment to do something.
  12. assert (verb) – insist on, stand up for, uphold, defend, contend, establish something confidently & strongly.
  13. authority (noun) – power, authorization, right.
  14. tardiness (noun) – belatedness, unpunctuality, lateness/delay.
  15. claim (noun) – request, application.
  16. deprive of (verb) – dispossess, strip of, deny, prevent from having.
  17. hearing (noun) – legal proceedings, trial, inquiry.
  18. pull up (phrasal verb) – reprimand, rebuke, scold, castigate, reprove, reproach, censure, admonish, lambast.
  19. backdrop (noun) – situation, scenario, context.
  20. under-reporting (noun) – an act of reporting less than actual (data).
  21. due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, as a result of.
  22. novel coronavirus (nCoV) (SARS-CoV-2) (noun) – a new strain (type/variety) coronavirus that has not been previously identified in humans. (Courtesy: WHO)
  23. 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.
  24. bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
  25. to the effect that (phrase) – refering to the general meaning of something (spoken/written).
  26. ground (noun) – reason, cause, basis, factor.
  27. outbreak (noun) – outburst, flaring up, breakout, sudden appearance/occurrence of something.
  28. attribute (verb) – assign, ascribe, regard something being caused by something else; connect with, associate with.
  29. 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).
  30. rather than (phrase) – instead of.
  31. hospitalisation (noun) – the act of taking (or) admitting someone to (or) in hospital for treatment.
  32. address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
  33. clinically (adverb) – medically.
  34. suffer (verb) – undergo, experience, be subjected to, receive.
  35. in addition (phrase) – as well as, additionally, moreover.
  36. devise (verb) – come up with, work out, form, formulate, frame, compose, create/develop.
  37. mechanism (noun) – procedure, process, method, technique.
  38. grievance (noun) – complaint, problem.
  39. redress (noun) – remedy or compensation for a grievance; reparation, restitution, recompense, repayment.
  40. shortcoming (noun) – fault, flaw, imperfection/defect.
  41. reach out (phrasal verb) – contact someone to obtain/offer help/assistance/cooperation.
  42. on one’s own (phrase) – alone, all alone, by oneself, all by oneself.
  43. extract (verb) – get, acquire, obtain (by force).
  44. clear (noun) – pay off, pay, settle.
  45. significantly (adverb) – notably, importantly, crucially.
  46. mandate (verb) – instruct, direct, order, require, make something mandatory.
  47. disclosure (noun) – revelation, report, declaration, announcement.
  48. go on (to) (phrasal verb) – continue, carry on, proceed.
  49. redress (verb) – rectify, correct, make right, set right.
  50. bid (noun) – attempt, effort, endeavour/try.
  51. rope in (phrasal verb) – persuade, convince, urge (someone to take part in an activity).
  52. 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.
  53. ascertain (verb) – find out, discover, determine, discern, recognize, comprehend.
  54. facilitate (verb) – make easy, make possible, enable, assist, help/aid.
  55. quantum (noun) – proportion, amount, quantity, portion.
  56. in the light of (phrase) – considering, taking into account, keeping in mind.
  57. staggering (adjective) – astonishing, shocking, surprising.
  58. livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.

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