The Hindu Editorial (Retributive justice) – Dec 07, 2019

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The Hindu Editorial (Retributive justice) – Dec 07, 2019

Justice in any civilised society is not just about retribution, but also about deterrence, and in less serious crimes, rehabilitation of the offenders. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”. Below is today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Retributive justice) – Dec 07, 2019.

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Today’s word list-1 for The Hindu Editorial (Retributive justice) – Dec 07, 2019:

retributive justice (noun) – it is a system of (criminal) justice in which a person, who commits crime, morally deserves to suffer a proportionate punishment.
reinforce (verb) – strengthen, fortify, bolster up.
undermine (verb) – reduce, spoil, damage.
retribution (noun) – vengeance, revenge, retaliation.
deterrence (noun) – the act of deterring/stopping someone from doing something.
rehabilitation (noun) – the action of bringing (someone or something) back to a normal.
offender (noun) – culprit, wrongdoer, criminal.
heinous (adjective) – extremely bad & evil, shocking, horrible/wicked.
collective conscience (noun) – the set of shared beliefs, ideas, and moral attitudes which operate as a unifying force within society.
outcry (noun) – protest, objections, opposition.
outrage (noun) – indignation, fury, anger.
persist (verb) – continue, carry on, remain.
lack (noun) – unavailability, absence, inadequacy.
societal (adjective) – related to society.
invariably (adverb) – always, every time/each time; habitually/inevitably.
weigh upon (phrasal verb) – be depressing to, be burdensome to.
alacrity (noun) – eagerness, willingness, readiness.
undue (adjective) – excessive, extreme, immoderate.
uphold (verb) – justify, vindicate, validate.
snatch (verb) – grab, capture, take hold of; steal by grabbing something suddenly.
stretch (verb) – distort, bend, strain; exaggerate, overstate.
credulity (noun) – naivety, innocence, simpleness.
get to the bottom of (phrase) – find an origin, source, basis of something.
sordid (adjective) – contemptible, disgusting, disreputable.
Jubilation (noun) – joy, triumph, elation.
stem from (phrasal verb) – originate from, arise from, come from.
anguish (noun) – pain, torment, suffering.
burgeoning (adjective) – developing, growing, up and coming.
ill-equipped (adjective) – not ready, unready, off guard.
perpetrator (noun) – someone who does immoral, harmful and illegal activity; offender, criminal, wrongdoer/evil-doer, culprit.
charge-sheet (noun) – an official document on which a police officer enters details of the charge against a person.
address (verb) – attend to, tackle, deal with.
pendency (noun) – dependency, something pending; something remaining undecided.
prosecution (noun) – legal action/trail, legal proceeding, litigation.
precedent (noun) – model, exemplar, example, pattern; previous example/instance, prior instance.
time-bound (adjective) – related to a certain moment or era in time.
recourse (noun) – utilize, make use of, look to.
unwisely (adverb) – foolishly, injudiciously, ill-advisedly.
sanction (noun) – support, backing, approval.
swift (adjective) – rapid, quick, speedy.
disincentive (noun) – deterrent, discouragement, check/restraint.
due process (noun) – fair treatment (per established principles & procedures).
deter (verb) – prevent, stop, block.
pursue (verb) – engage in, follow/practise, conduct.
far from (phrase) – not, not at all, nowhere near.