The Hindu Editorial (It is an offence) – Sep 25, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (​It is an offence) – Sep 25, 2024:

1. offence (noun) – crime, illegal/unlawful act, wrongdoing.
2. abuse (noun) – mistreatment, ill treatment, mishandling, molestation, sexual assault, exploitation.
3. delineation (noun) – description, portrayal, depiction.
4. penal (adjective) – (of an act/offence) punishable by law.
5. consequences (noun) – result, effect, ramification, repercussion, reverberation.
6. concerning (preposition) – regarding, about, relating to, with regard to, with reference to, with respect to. 
7. consonance (noun) – agreement, conformity, compatibility, accordance.
8. letter and spirit (phrase) – adhering to/obeying both literal interpretation/wording and the spirit/intent/purpose of the law.
9. Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012 (noun) – To deal with child ( any person below eighteen years of age) sexual abuse cases, the Government has brought in a special law, namely, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The Act has come into force with effect from 14th November, 2012 along with the Rules framed thereunder.
10. enlightened (adjective) – refined, cultured, cultivated, sophisticated, advanced, developed, liberal, open-minded, broad-minded.
11. proliferation (noun) – rapid increase/rise; escalation.
12. feature (verb) – present, promote, give prominence to, focus attention on, highlight.
13. exploitation (noun) – abuse, mistreatment, ill treatment, mishandling, molestation, sexual assault,
14. bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
15. Constitution Bench (noun) – a bench of the Supreme Court having five or more judges on it. These benches are not a routine phenomenon.  Constitution Benches are exceptions, set up only if some circumstances exist).
16. Division Bench (noun) – a bench of two or three judges is called a division bench.
17. draw attention to (verb) – highlight, underline, feature, accentuate, underscore.
18. pointed (adjective) – sharp, acute, telling, specific, particular.
19. legislative (adjective) – governmental, law-making, policy-making.
20. presume (verb) – assume, suppose, expect, surmise, speculate, posit.
21. state (noun) – condition.
22. culpable (adjective) – guilty, blameworthy, at fault, in the wrong, responsible.
23. advocate (verb) – propose, put forward, urge, encourage, recommend.
24. trivialise (verb) – make something seem unimportant or insignificant; underestimate, belittle.
25. enormity (noun) – immensity, vastness, magnitude, size/extent.
26. exploit (verb) – abuse, ill-treat, misuse, cheat.
27. disseminate (verb) – spread, circulate, distribute, pass on, communicate, publish, publicize.
28. gratify (verb) – satisfy, fulfil, satiate, indulge, appease.
29. perversion (noun) – abnormal  sexual behaviour; wickedness, unnaturalness, abnormality, perversity.
30. Child Sexual Exploitative and Abuse Material (CSEAM) (noun) – the recording of the sexual abuse or exploitation of a child or young person.
31. lay something to rest (phrase) – to end something; bring something to a close; to stop someone from worrying about something, to stop someone from believing something (as true).
32. provision (noun) – clause, (legal) term, stipulation, requirement, condition.
33. Information Technology Act (noun) – It is an Act of the Indian Parliament notified on 17 October 2000. It is the primary law in India dealing with cybercrime and electronic commerce.
34. implication (noun) – end result, outcome, ramification, repercussion.
35. quash (verb) – abolish, discard, remove, eliminate, discontinue, cancel; overrule, reverse, revoke, rule against, cancel, reject, dismiss.
36. on the ground (phrase) – in a situation/place where things are happening really/practically.
37. criminalise (verb) – make something (an activity) illegal.
38. merely (adverb) – only, simply, just.
39. domain (noun) – area, place, field, region, sphere, territory.
40. set aside (phrasal verb) – overrule, reverse, revoke, rule against, cancel, quash, reject, dismiss.
41. invoke (verb) – cite, mention, refer to, point to, adduce, turn to, resort to.
42. doctrine (noun) – principle, belief, rule.
43. constructive (adjective) – practical, effective.
44. possession (noun) – ownership, control.
45. constructive possession (noun) – the legal possession of an object that is not in the person’s direct physical control.
46. amount to (verb) – be equal to, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, represent.
47. Section 15 of POCSO Act (noun) – It penalises storage of child pornography with an “intention to share or transmit” it.
48. provided (conjunction) – if, provided that, presuming (that), assuming (that), given (that), with/on the understanding that.
49. degree (noun) – extent, range, scope.
50. infer (verb) – conclude, deduce, come to understand, assume, presume, come to the conclusion.
51. narrow (adjective) – limited, restricted, circumscribed, inadequate, insufficient.
52. interpretation (noun) – explanation, understanding, meaning, reading, explanation, elucidation, clarification, conclusion.
53. penalise (verb) – punish, discipline, mete out punishment to
54. cyber-offence (noun) – crime that is committed using a computer or other digital technology.
55. Section 67B of the IT Act (noun) – It is about offenses related to the publication or transmission of material depicting children engaged in sexually explicit acts or content.
56. comprehensive (adjective) – all-inclusive, across-the-board, all-embracing, all-encompassing, sweeping, extensive, broad.
57. intermediary (noun) – social media website, eCommerce website, blogging platform, search engine, telecom provider, Internet platform (hosting user-generated content), cloud provider, etc.
58. intermediary (noun) – representative, delegate, agent, mediator, negotiator.
59. ramification (noun) – consequence, aftermath, outcome, effect, repercussion, reverberation.
60. merit (verb) – warrant, justify, deserve.

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