The Hindu Editorial (Revanchist suits) – Dec 02, 2024

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The Hindu Editorial (Revanchist suits) – Dec 02, 2024:

1. revanchist (adjective) – relating to a policy of fighting back, especially to recover lost territory.
2. suit (noun) – lawsuit, court case, case, legal action, litigation.
3. yield (verb) – agree to, give in, give way, back down, go along with, submit, surrender,
   defer to, comply with, conform to, capitulate.
4. motivated (adjective) – influenced, provoked, triggered, induced.
5. claim (noun) – assertion, affirmation, contention, allegation.
6. places of worship (noun) – structures created for worship such as temples, churches, mosques, synagogues and etc. 
7. litigation (noun) – legal case, legal proceeding, legal action.
8. ex parte (phrase) – Latin phrase meaning “from or on one side or party only” ; unjust, partisan, inequitable, partial, biased, one-sided.
9. evoke (verb) – give rise to, bring forth, induce, invoke, arouse, stir up.
10. led to past participle of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
11. call for (phrasal verb) – require, publicly ask/necessitate, demand.
12. harmony (noun) – unity, solidarity, cooperation, agreement/concord.
13. respite (noun) – relief, relaxation, repose, break, pause, rest, interval; stoppage, cessation, discontinuation.
14. tensions (noun) – strained relations, strain, unease.
15. civil suit/trial (noun) – a court case involves a legal dispute between two or more parties (plaintiff & defendant).
16. proponent (noun) – champion, advocate, promoter, upholder, supporter, backer
17. Advocate-Commissioner (noun) – a person appointed by a court to help gather evidence or conduct inspections in civil or criminal suits.
18. civil court (noun) – it deal with non-criminal cases i.e. “private” controversies, particularly disputes that arise between individuals or between private businesses or institutions.
19. baleful (adjective) – menacing, threatening, unfriendly, hostile, hate-filled, pernicious, harmful, dangerous, poisonous.
20. aggressive (adjective) – hostile, violent, belligerent, quarrelsome, offensive, argumentative, attacking.
21. claim (verb) – assert, state, declare, argue, insist, affirm. 
22. seek (verb) – aim, attempt, try.
23. character (noun) – nature, identity, status.
24. take up (phrasal verb) – become involved in, engage in, begin/start, commence.
25. interpret (verb) – understand, comprehend, make sense of; explain, elucidate, clarify, make clear.
26. reign (noun) – rule.
27. firearm (noun) – gun, pistol, rifle, revolver, weapon.
28. application (noun) – plea, appeal, request, petition, supplication, suit.
29. precedent (noun) – a past action/event/decision that is seen as an example; previous example, previous instance, prior instance, previous case, example
30. render (verb) – cause to be/become, make; represent, portray, depict.
31. perfunctory (adjective) – relating to something (an action) done without much attention/concern/interest/effort; casual, token, routine, automatic, cursory, inattentive, incurious, standard; quick, rapid, brief.
32. in favour of (phrase) – in support of; to the advantage of.
33. establish (verb) – prove, demonstrate, show, indicate, determine, verify, validate.
34. wilful (adjective) – deliberate, intentional, purposeful.
35. violation (noun) – breach, contravention, infringement, breaking, non-observance.
36. 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.
37. freeze (noun) – fix or hold in a fixed state for a period of time; regulate, limit, confine, curb.
38. bar (verb) – ban, prohibit, forbid, prevent.
39. observation (noun) – statement, pronouncement, finding, declaration, remark, comment.
40. Act (noun) – law, decree, statute, rule, ruling, ordinance, legislation.
41. ascertain (verb) – find out, understand, recognize, get to know.
42. embolden (verb) – encourage, strengthen, fortify.
43. ill-motivated (adjective) – motivated by bad reasons or intentions; ill-intentioned.
44. claimant (noun) – litigator, appellant, complainant, plaintiff.
45. Independent (adjective) – unconnected, unrelated, unattached, separate.
46. Archaeological Survey of India (ASI) (noun) – The Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), under the Ministry of Culture, was established in the year 1861 is the premier organization for the archaeological researches and protection of the cultural heritage of the nation.
47. prohibition (noun) – ban, banning, forbidding, prohibiting, disallowing, making illegal.
48. merely (adverb) – only, simply, just.
49. wary (adjective) – conscious, alert, awake, acquainted, heedful, watchful, careful, mindful.
50. entertain (verb) – consider, agree to, approve of, support, contemplate, give consideration to, take into consideration.
51. recognition (noun) – acknowledgement, acceptance, realization, awareness, perception, understanding.
52. development (noun) – turn of events, incident, situation, circumstance, occurrence, happening.
53. stoke (verb) – stir up, trigger, add fuel to, instigate, encourage, prompt, rouse, provoke (a strong emotion).
54. consequences (noun) – result, effect, ramification, repercussion, reverberation.

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