The Hindu Editorial (Ending impunity) – Nov 01, 2018
The conviction of 16 personnel of the Provincial Armed Constabulary(PAC) for the massacre of Muslims committed 31 years ago is a rare instance of the justice system responding to the cry for accountability and justice. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Ending impunity) – Nov 01, 2018.
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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Ending impunity) – Nov 01, 2018:
- impunity (noun) – immunity, exemption/freedom from punishment, special treatment.
- massacre (noun) – mass murder/killing, mass destruction.
- retrieve (verb) – get back, bring back, recover/regain.
- lost cause (noun) – a thing which can’t be done/changed successfully.
- conviction (noun) – declaration/pronouncement of guilt, sentence,
- systemic (adjective) – constructional, organizational.
- perfunctory (adjective) – casual, uninterested, careless.
- abduct (adjective) – kidnap, hold hostage, hijack.
- canal (noun) – inland waterway, channel, waterway.
- round up (phrasal verb) – arrest a group of people; gather together, assemble.
- charge sheet (noun) – an official document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a person.
- personnel (noun) – staff, employees, workforce.
- the prosecution (noun) – the party who is prosecuting (institute & conduct) legal action against someone (in a legal case).
- back (verb) – support, help, assist.
- testimony (noun) – proof, evidence, witness.
- acquit (verb) – discharge, release, declare innocent.
- en masse (adverb) – in a mass, all together, as a group.
- travesty (noun) – misrepresentation, distortion/perversion, poor imitation.
- nail (verb) – catch, capture, arrest.
- weed out (phrasal verb) – isolate, separate out, filter out.
- credit (noun) – commendation, acclaim, praise.
- content with (verb) – satisfy, please, pacify.
- plea (noun) – petition, appeal, entreaty.
- deployment (noun) – the movement of a military troops to a particular place.
- pinpoint (verb) – identify, distinguish, recognize.
- bring home (phrasal verb) – highlight, emphasize, make someone realize.
- culpability (noun) – guilt, blame/fault; responsibility.
- unconscionable (adjective) – unethical, immoral, indefensible.
- habituate (verb) – acclimatize, adjust, accustom.
- prejudice (noun) – bigotry, intolerance, discrimination.
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