e Hindu Editorial (Slanting posts) – Aug 14, 2021

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The Hindu Editorial (Slanting posts) – Aug 14, 2021:

slanting (adjective) – biased, distorted, twisted, skewed, angled.
a level playing field (phrase) – a situation in which everyone has a fair and equal opportunity to succeed, and no one has an advantage over the other.
Lex terrae (law of the land) (phrase) – Lex terrae is a Latin phrase. It refers to all of the laws in force within a country or region.
violation (noun) – breach, breaking, non-observance.
pertain to (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
allegedly (adverb) – reportedly, supposedly, purportedly, ostensibly, apparently.
National Commission for Protection of Child Rights (NCPCR) (noun) – it is a statutory body under the Commissions for Protection of Child Rights (CPCR) Act, 2005 under the administrative control of the Ministry of Women & Child Development, Government of India. The Commission’s Mandate is to ensure that all Laws, Policies, Programmes, and Administrative Mechanisms are in consonance with the Child Rights perspective as enshrined in the Constitution of India and also the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child.
bring something to someone’s notice (phrase) – to inform someone about something; tell, mention, refer to.
seek (verb) – ask for, request, appeal, demand.
point out (phrasal verb) – identify, mention, indicate, draw attention to.
juvenile (noun) – relating to young people.
Juvenile Justice (Care and Protection of Children) Act, 2015 (noun) – An Act to consolidate and amend the law relating to children alleged and found to be in conflict with law and children in need of care and protection by catering to their basic needs through proper care, protection, development, treatment, social re-integration, by adopting a child-friendly approach in the adjudication and disposal of matters in the best interest of children and for their rehabilitation through processes provided, and institutions and bodies established, hereinunder and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto.
Section 74 of the Juvenile Justice Act, 2015 (noun) – it prohibits the disclosure of identity of a child in any form of media.
Section 23(2) of the POCSO Act, 2012 (noun) – It states that no information or photo of a child should be published in any form of media which could reveal the identity of the child.
POCSO Act, 2012 (noun) – To deal with child ( any person below eighteen years of age) sexual abuse cases, the Government has brought in a special law, namely, The Protection of Children from Sexual Offences (POCSO) Act, 2012. The Act has come into force with effect from 14th November, 2012 along with the Rules framed thereunder.
mandate (verb) – require; make mandatory.
address (verb) – tackle, deal with, attend to, try to sort out.
substantive (adjective) – important, significant, considerable.
allege (verb) – contend, argue, claim.
double standard (noun) – contradictory standard, two sets of rules, doublespeak, double-dealing, hypocrisy, duplicity.
impartiality (noun) – fairness, equality, neutrality, probity.
transgress (verb) – infringe, breach, contravene, disobey, break.
norm (noun) – standard, convention, criterion, rule.
campaign (noun) – an organized effort which seeks to influence the decision making progress within a specific group.
qualifier (noun) – an adjective (word or phrase) used to attribute a quality to noun (another word).
flag (verb) – indicate, identify, point out.
manipulated (adjective) – misrepresented, falsified, distorted.
manipulated media (noun) – As per Twitter’s policy, content may be labelled/tagged as ‘manipulated media’ or in some cases removed, if the company has a reason to believe that media (videos, audio, and images), or the context in which media are presented, are “significantly and deceptively altered or manipulated”.
take umbrage (phrase) – take offence, be offended, take something personally, be aggrieved, be upset, be annoyed, be angry.
mechanism (noun) – procedure, process, method, technique.
tinker with (verb) – tamper with, interfere with, meddle with, mess around with, play with.
herein (adverb) – in this situation/context/case/matter.
invoke (verb) – cite, refer to, adduce.
public order (noun) – it is essentially the absence of disorder – the quiet and orderly behaviour of people in public space. It involves people behaving sensibly and rationally, and respecting others.
public interest (noun) – the public good; the advantage/benefit of the community in general.
protocol (noun) – procedure, convention, rules of conduct, procedure,
enormous (adjective) – huge, vast, extensive, great.
open to question (phrase) – uncertain, unknown; demanding investigation/examination.
unilaterally (adverb) – used to indicate something done by a person/country without approval/agreement from other people/countries involved in the situation.
pertinent (adjective) – relevant, appropriate, applicable.
arbitrarily (adverb) – randomly/casually, irrationally, erratically, inconsistently, unreasonably, illogically.
the state (noun) – government, the administration, the regime, the authorities.
even-handed (adjective) – fair, just, equitable, impartial, unbiased.
wilfully (adverb) – deliberately, purposefully.
go by (phrasal verb) – be guided by something.
the age of acceleration (phrase) – the current era.
throw up (phrasal verb) – give up, abandon, relinquish.
governance (noun) – administration.
exercise (verb) – use, employ, make use of, utilize.
transparent (adjective) – open/candid, forthright, straightforward, honest.
enforce (verb) – force, compel, demand, insist on.