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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Jailing a judge: On Justice Karnan arrest"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Jailing a judge: On Justice Karnan arrest"
- Imprisonment - the punishment of being put into prison (jail)
- Dignity - respect that other people have for you or that you have for yourself
- Contempt - a failure to show appropriate respect for something that other people consider to be important
- Culmination - the final result of a process or situation
- Offence - a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment
- Unsubstantiated - an unsubstantiated argument, claim etc is one for which you have no evidence
- Allegation - a statement that someone has done something wrong or illegal even though this has not been proved
- Tactic - a planned way of doing something
- Intimidation - to deliberately make someone feel frightened, especially so that they will do what you want
- Hallowed - considered very special and treated with great respect
- Portal - the entrance to a building where a particular group of people meet
- Adopt - to decide to start using a particular idea, plan, or method
- Pragmatic - involving or emphasizing practical results rather than theories and ideas
- Under a dark cloud - with your reputation damaged because you may have done something wrong
- Dishonour - a state in which people no longer respect you because of something bad that you have done
- Evaluate - to think carefully about something before making a judgment about its value, importance, or quality
- Sentence - when a judge sentences someone, they officially state what someone’s punishment will be
- Impeachment - to formally accuse a public official of a serious crime relating to their job
- Disdainful - the feeling of not liking someone or something and thinking that they do not deserve your interest or respect
- Waywardness - doing only what you want and often changing your behaviour in a way that is difficult to control
- Introspection - the process of carefully examining your own feelings, thoughts, and ideas
- Ill-suited - not suited
- Inadequacy - a fault in someone or something that prevents them from reaching the standard that is needed or expected
- Recalcitrant - refusing to obey orders
- Glaring - a glaring mistake is very obvious
- Lacuna - an empty space where something is missing, for example from a piece of writing
- Long-winded - using more words and taking more time than necessary to say something
- Cumbersome - not simple, fast, or effective enough and difficult or annoying to use
- Refractory - difficult to control; unwilling to obey
- Amenable - willing to do something or to agree with someone
- Restraint - an act of limiting or controlling something
- Chastening - to make someone feel ashamed or less confident
- Victimise - to treat someone in a deliberately unfair way
- Remission - the reduction of a prison sentence because the prisoner has behaved well
- Grudge - a feeling of anger towards someone because they have done something to you that does not seem right or fair
- Play to the gallery - to say what you think people want to hear in order to gain popularity
- Portray someone as something - to show or describe someone in a particular way
- Martyr - someone who suffers or is killed because of their religious or political beliefs
- Farewell - used for saying goodbye to someone when you do not expect to see them again for a long time
- Graceful - showing good manners and respect for other people
- Shows the mirror - to show the reality / truth
- Ghastly - shocking in a way that frightens or upsets you
- Fissure - a state of disagreement.
- Inevitable - impossible to avoid or prevent
- Skipper - someone who is in charge of a team (captain)
- Duo - two people who work together or who often do things together
- Oversaw - to watch something in order to check that it works or happens in the way that it should
- Diverse - very different from each other
- Blip - a minor problem
- Speculation - ideas or discussion about why something has happened or what might happen
- Amiss - likely to cause difficulties or problems
- Alleged - claimed to be true, even though this has not been proved
- Rift - a disagreement between two people or groups
- Apparent - easy to see or understand
- Untenable - impossible to continue because of serious problems, opposition, or criticism
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Endorsing - to express support for someone or something, especially in public
- Inherent - an inherent quality is a basic or essential feature that gives something its character
- Drawn into - to involve someone in a conversation or situation, often when they do not want to be involved
- Induce - to persuade someone to do something
- Swift - happening quickly or immediately
- Precision - the quality of being very accurate and exact
- Discord - disagreement between people
- Precedent - an action or event in the past that is used as an example or reason for a present action or event
- Spat - a short argument
- Tussle - a short fight
- Transpire - come to be known; be revealed
- Feud - an angry disagreement between two people or groups that continues for a long time
- Obvious - clear to almost anyone
- Subsequently - after something else happened
- Eventually - at the end of a process or period of time in which many things happen
- Disastrous - causing a lot of damage or harm
- Stint - a period of time spent doing something
- Rebellion - a refusal to obey your leader
- Uncertainty - a nervous feeling that you have because you think bad things might happen
- Prima donna - someone who thinks that they are very important or special, and who is very difficult to please
- Credentials - personal qualities, achievements, or experiences that make someone suitable for something
- Tenure - the period of time during which someone has an important job or is an elected official
- Curtail - to reduce or limit something
- Bad blood - angry feelings that people still have towards each other because of something that happened in the past
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