The Hindu Editorial (Rights or wrong?) – Mar 05, 2020

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The Hindu Editorial (Rights or wrong?) – Mar 05, 2020

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unwarranted (adjective) – unjustified, unnecessary, unreasonable, uncalled for.
abide by (verb) – conform to, adhere to, comply with.
seek (verb) – ask for, request, call on, appeal for.
amicus curiae (noun) – (Latin) literally means friend of the court. A person who is not a party to a case, but provides some legal opinions to the court in some matter.
litigation (noun) – legal process, legal proceeding, legal action.
interference (noun) – intervention, meddling, unwarranted involvement.
expertise (noun) – knowledge, command (understanding), experience.
premier (noun) – head of government, prime minister, president.
aid (noun) – help, assistance, support.
redress (verb) – set right, rectify, reform, regulate/regularize, adjust.
rely on (phrasal verb) – depend on; resort to, bank on.
instrument (noun) – mechanism, apparatus, system, means (to achieve/attain something).
moot (adjective) – debatable, arguable, questionable.
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
countenance (verb) – tolerate, permit, agree, admit (as acceptable).
salutary (adjective) – helpful, useful, beneficial.
provision (noun) – term, clause, requirement.
convention (noun) – agreement, accord, protocol.
needless to say (phrase) – obviously, clearly, of course.
overreach (noun) – an act of trying to do too much.
underscore (verb) – underline, emphasize, highlight.
flawed (adjective) – defective, faulty, distorted, inaccurate.
purge (verb) – clear-out, remove, get rid of, absolve.
fraternity (noun) – group, profession; a group of people with same job, interest and etc.
commentator (noun) – critic, analyst, observer.
fast-tracked (adjective) – relating to a method which provides for more rapid results.
naturalisation (noun) – the admittance of a foreigner to the citizenship of a country.
violative (adjective) – offending, offensive, contravening/breaching.
secular (adjective) – non-religious, worldly, earthly.
stout (adjective) – determined, resolute, firm, stubborn.
persecuted (adjective) – oppressed, victimized; troubled/suffering.
discharge (verb) – release, liberate, set free, let go.
contravene (verb) – break, breach, fail to comply with, violate.
covenant (noun) – contract, agreement, deal.
marshal (verb) – arrange, organize, classify, systematize.
humanitarian (adjective) – compassionate, humane, socially concerned.
buttress (verb) – strengthen, reinforce, fortify, support.
evade (verb) – avoid, dodge, elude.
obligation (noun) – duty/responsibility; necessity, necessary requirement.
non-discriminatory (adjective) – fair, judicial, unbiased.
non-derogable (adjective) – cannot be taken away or compromised.
non-refoulement (noun) – the fundamental practice/principle of not forcing refugees or asylum seekers to return to a country in which they would be in likely danger of persecution based on “race, religion, nationality, membership of a particular social group or political opinion”.