The Hindu Editorial (Razing impunity) – Nov 15, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Razing impunity) – Nov 15, 2024:

raze (verb) – destroy, demolish, pull down, knock down, bulldoze, wipe out, fell.
impunity (noun) – exemption from punishment, freedom from punishment, immunity, indemnity, non-liability.
bulldozer justice (noun) – the extra-legal measure of demolishing properties owned by alleged offenders, often without a proper legal process.
intervention (noun) – the process of intervening in something; involvement, interference, arbitration, mediation, conciliation, peacemaking.
arbitrary (adjective) – discretionary, personal, unmotivated, unreasonable, unsupported, irrational, illogical, groundless, unjustified.
targeted (adjective) – intended, directed (at a particular group).
punitive (adjective) – disciplinary, corrective, retributive.
measure (noun) – action, step, procedure.
alleged (adjective) – supposed, claimed, professed, purported, reported, ostensible.
offender (noun) – criminal, culprit, wrongdoer, lawbreaker, perpetrator.
amount to (verb) – be equal to, be equivalent to, be tantamount to, represent.
wilful (adjective) – deliberate, intentional, purposeful.
subversion (noun) – undermining, ruining, destruction.
rule of law (phrase) – it is described as “a principle of governance in which all persons, institutions and entities, public and private, including the State itself, are accountable to laws that are publicly promulgated, equally enforced and independently adjudicated, and which are consistent with international human rights norms and standards.
eagerness (noun) – enthusiasm, zeal, keenness, readiness, devotion, commitment.
inflict (verb) – impose, force, thrust; hand out, mete out, administer, exact.
collective punishment (noun) – a form of sanction/ban imposed on persons or a group of persons in response to a crime committed by one of them or a member of the group.
proponent (noun) – champion, advocate, promoter, upholder, supporter, backer
pass off (phrasal verb) – falsely represent, misrepresent, give a false identity to, dress up
encroachment (noun) – an unauthorized intrusion onto a neighboring property through the creation or extension of a physical structure above or below the surface of land; intrusion, infiltration, incursion, trespass, invasion, breach, violation, impingement.
machinery (noun) – system, structure, administration, apparatus.
spell (noun) – period, time, season, streak.
tensions (noun) – strained relations, strain, unease.
deployment (noun) – the use of something or someone in an effective way; utilization
venture (verb) – put forward, suggest, propose, present, posit, moot.
put an end to (phrase) – bring to an end, stop, quell, quash, cancel, remove, get rid of, do away with.
lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, frame, prescribe, promulgate.
due process (phrase) – (equally and fairly) correct process; fair treatment.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
arise from (verb) – start to happen, emerge, appear, come about.
spurt (noun) – sudden increase, rise, surge.
Bench (noun) – a court of law with a number of judges.
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).
Division Bench (noun) – a bench of two or three judges is called a division bench.
recognise (verb) – realize, understand, perceive, acknowledge.
the fact that (phrase) – used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.
(the) accused (noun) – a person who is charged with a crime; a person who is prosecuted for a crime done.
offence (noun) – crime, wrongdoing, illegal act, misdeed; breach, violation of the law.
drive (noun) – push, initiative, enterprise.
have a bearing on (phrase) – have a relevance, relation or connection to something; have an influence, impact or effect on something.
guilty (adjective) – culpable, blameworthy, at fault, in the wrong, responsible.
executive (adjective) – relating to a branch of government which enforces the law as written by the legislature and interpreted by the judiciary.
authorities (noun) – officials, officialdom, the people in charge, the bureaucracy.
take over (phrasal verb) – assume responsibility for, take charge of, assume control of.
penal (adjective) – punitive, disciplinary, corrective, retributive.
underpin (verb) – strengthen, fortify, support, bolster, reinforce.
breach (verb) – violate, break, infract, contravene, offend, transgress, go against.
allegedly (adverb) – reportedly, supposedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.
seek (verb) – try, aim, attempt.
regarding (preposition) – concerning, with respect to, in respect of, on the subject of.
unscrupulous (adjective) – unprincipled, unethical, immoral, dishonest, untrustworthy, shameless, exploitative, corrupt, fraudulent, deceitful.
backdate (verb) – have an earlier date mentioned in (a document) than the actual date.
impression (noun) – feeling, belief, thought, opinion, perception, image, view.
merely (adverb) – only, simply, just.
eviction (noun) – removal, dispossession, dislodgement, clearance.
call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
serve (verb) – give out, present, provide, make available.
violation (noun) – breach, contravention, infringement, breaking, non-observance.
grounds (noun) – reason, cause, basis, pretext.
hearing (noun) – lawsuit, proceedings, inquiry, legal proceedings, legal action.
reasoned (adjective) – logical, rational, sensible, clear, methodical, systematic, well expressed.
designate (verb) – delegate, assign, allot, select, choose.
accountable (adjective) – responsible, liable, answerable.
effectively (adverb) – practically, virtually, actually, almost.
exempt (verb) – make an exception of/for, exclude, free from, not subject to, not liable to.
up to (phrase) – the responsibility of (someone).
adhere to (verb) – comply with, abide by, conform to, stand by, stick to, follow, obey, observe.
compliance (noun) – observance, conformity, adherence, observation, accordance with, obedience.
scope (noun) – chance, possibility, opportunity.