The Hindu Editorial (Permissive no more) – Dec 16, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Permissive no more) – Dec 16, 2024:

1. permissive (adjective) – liberal, broad-minded, open-minded, tolerant, easy-going.
2. no more (phrase) – exist no longer; never again.
3. places of worship (noun) – structures created for worship such as temples, churches, mosques, synagogues and etc. 
4. interim (adjective) – provisional, temporary, short-term, transitional.
5. put an end to (phrase) – abolish, do away with, get rid of, scrap, end, stop, terminate, eradicate, eliminate.
6. violation (noun) – breach, contravention, infringement, breaking, non-observance.
7. Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act, 1991 (noun) – An Act to prohibit conversion of any place of worship and to provide for the maintenance of the religious character of any place of worship as it existed on the 15th day of August, 1947, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
8. suit (noun) – lawsuit, court case, case, legal action, litigation.
9. regarding (preposition) – concerning, with regard to, in respect of, with reference to, relating to.
10. welcome (adjective) – pleasing, agreeable, favourable, promising, much needed.
11. departure (noun) – change, shift, deviation, divergence, digression.
12. judiciary (noun) – a branch of government in which judicial power is vested.
13. motivated (adjective) – influenced, provoked, triggered, induced.
14. litigation (noun) – legal case, legal proceeding, legal action.
15. bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
16. 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).
17. Division Bench (noun) – a bench of two or three judges is called a division bench.
18. head (verb) – be in charge of, be at the helm of, manage, direct.
19. secular (adjective) – non-religious.
20. character (noun) – nature, identity, status, image, feature, quality.
21. amply (adverb) – sufficiently, satisfactorily, reasonably, substantially, (more than) enough.
22. right-thinking (adjective) – right-minded, ethical, honest.
23. freeze (noun) – fix or hold in a fixed state for a period of time; regulate, limit, confine, curb.
24. as on the date/day (phrase) – on the particular date/day.
25. legislation (noun) – act/law, regulation, fiat, dictum, ordinance, statute, stipulation, rule.
26. statute (noun) – act/law, regulation, fiat, dictum, ordinance, legislation, stipulation, rule (written & laid down by the legislature).
27. bulwark (noun) – support; protection, guard, mainstay.
28. perpetuate (verb) – cause to continue something indefinitely, particularly a bad situation, an attitude/idea/belief, etc.; keep going, keep in existence, extend/prolong.
29. condemnable (adjective) – objectionable, censurable, lamentable, unjustifiable, discreditable, disgusting.
30. court of law (noun) – court, law court, tribunal.
31. nascent (adjective) – just beginning, emergent, emerging, incipient, rising, developing.
32. invoke (verb) – cite, mention, refer to, point to, adduce, turn to, resort to, have recourse to, use, put to use.
33. bar (noun) – prohibition, ban, debarment, restriction, limitation.
34. application (noun) – plea, appeal, request, petition, supplication, suit.
35. disregard (verb) – reject, neglect, ignore, overlook, dismiss, pay no heed/attention to, take no notice of, fail to notice.
36. Act (noun) – law, decree, statute, rule, ruling, ordinance, legislation.
37. endorsement (noun) – support, backing, approval.
38. ruling (noun) – verdict, pronouncement, decision, pronouncement.
39. statutory (adjective) – legal, lawful, legitimate, rightful, constitutional.
40. in the name of (phrase) – for the sake of, at the behest of, for the reason of, on behalf of, on account of.
41. reclaim (verb) – get back, take back, recover, regain, retrieve.
42. invader (noun) – intruder, conqueror, plunderer, attacker, assailant, encroacher.
43. purported (adjective) – supposed, claimed, professed, alleged, reported, ostensible.
44. devotee (noun) – worshipper, admirer, adherent, disciple, follower.
45. move (verb) – apply formally to a court  for something.
46. civil suit/trial (noun) – a court case involves a legal dispute between two or more parties (plaintiff & defendant).
47. ruins (noun) – remains, remnants, relics, rubble, debris, wreckage.
48. largely (adverb) – mostly, mainly, generally.
49. due to (phrase) – because of, owing to, on account of, thanks to, by/in virtue of, in the wake of.
50. patronage (noun) – backing, support, assistance, help, protection, defence.
51. spearhead (noun) – leader.
52. litigant (noun) – a person involved in a lawsuit; litigator, petitioner, appellant, complainant, claimant, plaintiff.
53. condemn (verb) – attack, lambast, denounce, lash out, censure, castigate, criticize.
54. vandal (noun) – goon, hooligan, thug, troublemaker.
55. acquit (verb) – declare innocent; discharge, release, free (from a criminal charge).
56. add to (phrasal verb) – increase, intensify, heighten, deepen, exacerbate, aggravate, escalate.
57. triumphalism (noun) – boastfulness, self-assertion, self-satisfaction, excessive pride, extreme self-confidence, chutzpah, chest-thumping, chest-beating; an attitude or a belief that a particular doctrine, religion, culture, social system is superior to and should triumph all over others.
58. mark (verb) – indicate, represent, signify.
59. movement (noun) – campaign, drive, push.
60. give rise to (phrase) – cause, bring about, result in, effect, produce, engender, trigger.
61. claim (noun) – assertion, affirmation, avowal, contention, allegation, declaration.
62. date back ​to (phrasal verb) – to have existed since a particular time in the past
63. notable (adjective) –important, significant, obvious, glaring, striking.
64. feature (noun) – aspect, point, factor.
65. entertain (verb) – consider, agree to, approve of, support, contemplate, give consideration to, take into consideration.
66. baleful (adjective) – menacing, threatening, unfriendly, hostile, hate-filled, pernicious, harmful, dangerous, poisonous.
67. ill-motivated (adjective) – motivated by bad reasons or intentions; ill-intentioned.
68. cause of concern (phrase) – a reason to be worried about something reason to worry.
69. invest in (phrasal verb) – to believe strongly in something; support, back, promote.
70. imprint (noun) – (lasting) impact, effect, influence, impression.
71. fabric (noun) – framework, system, composition, structure.
72. garb (noun) – an outward appearance, form, guise.

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