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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Reform with caution — on criminal justice system"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Reform with caution — on criminal justice system"
- Reform - a change that is intended to correct a situation that is wrong or unfair, or make a system work more effectively
- Caution - careful thought and lack of hurry in order to try to avoid risks or danger
- Revamp - to improve the way that something looks or operates by making major changes to it
- Revisit - to consider or discuss something again
- Controversial - a controversial subject, opinion, or decision is one that people disagree about or do not approve of
- Confession - a spoken or written statement in which you admit that you have committed a crime
- Admissible - allowed or able to be used, especially in a court of law
- Dilute - to make something less strong or effective
- Conviction - a decision by a court of law that someone is guilty of a crime
- Gamut - the complete range of things of a particular type
- Sentencing - the system for punishing people who have been found guilty in a court of law
- Nuance - a slight difference that may be difficult to notice but is fairly important
- Offence - a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment
- Advocacy - the act of pleading a case in court
- Substantial - large in amount or degree
- Witness - someone who sees a crime, accident, or other event happen
- Victim - someone who has been harmed, injured, or killed as the result of a crime
- Compensation - something that changes or removes the bad result of something
- Admissible - allowed or able to be used, especially in a court of law
- Custody - a situation in which someone is kept in prison until they go to court for trial
- Moot - to suggest something as a subject for discussion
- Adverse - negative, unpleasant, or harmful
- Implication - a possible effect or result
- Deliberation - discussions in which a subject is considered carefully
- Disquiet - a feeling of being very worried or nervous
- Apparent - easy to see or understand
- Inadequate - not enough, or not good enough for a particular purpose
- Perception - a particular way of understanding or thinking about something
- Nexus - a closely connected group of people or things, often forming the central part of something
- Syndicate - a group of people or organizations that work together to achieve a particular aim
- Erosion - the gradual reduction or destruction of something important
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Substantive - important or serious
- Administer - to be responsible for making certain that something is done according to the rules
- Circumspection - thinking carefully about something before you say or do it
- Vital - very important, necessary, or essential
- Abuse - the use of something in a bad, dishonest, or harmful way
- Violate - to do something that is in opposition to a law, agreement, principle etc
- Revamp - to improve the way that something looks or operates by making major changes to it
- Undermine - to make something or someone become gradually less effective, confident, or successful
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "A risky recovery — on IMF's global growth predictions"
- Prediction - a statement about what you think will happen in the future
- Stimulus - anything that encourages something to happen, develop, or improve
- Gather steam - to become more active, important, or full of energy
- Outlook - an idea about what a situation will be like in the future
- Accelerate - to happen or make something happen at a faster rate
- Cyclical - cyclical events happen again and again in the same order or at the same times
- Pace - the speed at which someone or something moves, or with which something happens or changes
- Thanks to - used for saying that someone or something is responsible for something good that happened
- Oblivious - not noticing something, or not knowing about it
- Threat - a situation or an activity that could cause harm or danger
- Severely - very seriously
- Derail - to prevent something from continuing in the way that it was planned
- Drag down - to cause someone / something's social position or standards of behaviour to become worse
- Propped up - to help a government, system, organization etc to continue to exist, especially by providing financial or military support
- Unprecedented - never having happened or existed before
- Substantial - large and strongly built
- Complement - to combine well with something, often something that has different qualities
- Stimulus - anything that encourages something to happen, develop, or improve
- Inherent - an inherent quality is a basic or essential feature that gives something its character
- Fuel - to make something increase or become worse, especially something unpleasant
- Spook - to make someone suddenly feel frightened or nervous
- Prospect - the possibility that something will happen, especially something good
- Abundant - existing or available in large quantities
- Disruption - a situation in which something cannot continue because of a problem
- Distortion - a change that makes something no longer true or accurate
- Downturn - a reduction in economic or business activity
- Reckoning - a calculation or measurement
- Dovish - preferring to use peaceful methods to solve problems rather than fighting
- Stance - an attitude or view about an issue that you state clearly
- Urge - to advise someone very strongly about what action or attitude they should take
- Rosy - likely to be successful or happy
- Enact - to make a proposal into a law