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Note : There were no editorials in THE HINDU on 23rd April 2017 (Sunday)
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Tale of two sections: On vexatious criminal prosecution"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "At war with itself: On Taliban advances in Afghanistan"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Tale of two sections: On vexatious criminal prosecution"
- Vexatious - vexatious legal action has no purpose other than to cause annoyance
- Prosecution - the process or act of accusing someone of a crime and asking a court of law to judge them
- Revisit - to consider or discuss something again
- Intervene - to become involved in a situation in order to try to stop or change it
- Ordeal - an extremely unpleasant experience, especially one that lasts for a long time
- Trial - the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent
- Allegedly - if someone allegedly does something, another person says that they have done it, even though this has not been proved
- Likeness - the fact of being similar in appearance
- Deity - a god or goddess
- Quash - to stop something from continuing
- Provision - a part of an agreement or law that deals with a particular problem
- Deliberate - intended, not done by chance or by accident
- Malicious - unkind and showing a strong feeling of wanting to hurt someone
- Intended - to have as a plan or purpose
- Outrage - a strong feeling of anger and shock at something that you feel is wrong or unfair
- Offence - a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment
- Intent - the intention to do something
- Interpretation - an explanation of the meaning or importance of something
- Constitution - a set of basic laws or principles for a country that describe the rights and duties of its citizens and the way in which it is governed
- Aggravated - an aggravated crime has features, such as the use of violence, that make it worse
- Perpetrate - to do something that is harmful, illegal, or dishonest
- Stymie - to stop someone from achieving an aim, or to stop some process from continuing
- Reflexive - a reflexive movement or action is one that you do without thinking
- Cognisance - the process by which you recognize and understand something
- Trivial - not very important, serious, or valuable
- Offend - to make someone upset and angry by doing or saying something
- In essence - used for emphasizing what is the most important feature of something
- Thinly disguised - in a way that makes it easy to recognize what the true situation really is
- Blasphemy - something that is considered offensive to God or someone’s religious beliefs
- Insofar as - used for talking about the degree to which something happens, or the situation in which something happens
- Enmity - a feeling of hate
- Prejudicial - harmful to someone or something
- Harmony - a situation in which people live and work well with other people, or in a way that does not damage things around them
- Harass - to keep annoying or upsetting someone, for example by criticizing them, attacking them, or treating them in a way that is offensive to them
- Cast a chill - to provoke an uneasy feeling
- Inherently - in a permanent, essential, or characteristic way
- Blatantly - done in an obvious way that shows you are not embarrassed or ashamed to be doing something bad or illegal
- Contempt - a feeling that someone or something is unimportant and deserves no respect
- Scandalise - to do something that shocks someone
- Hostility - opposition to something
- Vigilante - someone who tries to catch and punish criminals by themselves, without waiting for the police
- Victimhood - the situation of someone who is a victim, or who thinks that they have been unfairly treated
- Exploit - to treat someone unfairly in order to get some benefit for yourself
- Chauvinistic - believing or showing an unreasonable belief that your own country or race is the best or most important
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "At war with itself: On Taliban advances in Afghanistan"
- Advance - a forward movement towards someone or something, especially by an army
- Ally - a country that makes an agreement with another country that they will work together to help each other, especially in a war
- Coherent - reasonable and sensible
- Gritty - brave and determined
- Roll back - to remove something, or to reduce the influence of something
- Unarmed - not carrying a weapon
- Speaks volumes - to provide a lot of information, especially in an indirect way
- Ravage - to destroy something or damage it very badly
- Oust - to remove someone from a position of power, especially in order to take that position
- Province - one of many areas into which some countries are divided
- Fortified - can be defended against enemies
- Professionalism - the qualities and skills that someone with a professional job is expected to have
- Factionalism - refers to arguments or disputes between two or more small groups from within a larger group
- Infighting - disagreements over who has power or control among the members of a group or organization
- Substantial - large in amount or degree
- Civil war - a war fought between different groups of people within the same country
- Drawdown - the removal of some soldiers from an area where there has been fighting
- Backers - supporters
- Terror - violence used for making people very frightened in order to achieve political aims
- Vow - a serious promise
- Despite - used for saying that something happens even though something else might have prevented it
- Casualty - someone who is injured or killed in an accident or military action
- Morale - the amount of enthusiasm that a person or group of people feel about their situation at a particular time
- Erode - to gradually reduce
- Reputation - the opinion that people have about how good or how bad someone or something is
- Erratic - changing often or not following a regular pattern, so that it is difficult to know what will happen next
- Incoherent - badly organized or expressed and therefore difficult to understand
- Conviction - a strong belief or opinion about something
- Shambles - something that is very badly organized and that does not operate effectively
- Stall - stop
- Populace - the people who live in a particular country or area
- Countryside - the area outside towns and cities, with farms, fields, and trees
- Negotiate - to try to reach an agreement by discussing something in a formal way, especially in a business or political situation
- Counterproductive - having the opposite result to the one you intended
- Forge - to develop a successful relationship, especially in business or politics
- Credible - able to be believed or trusted
- Sustainable - capable of continuing for a long time at the same level
- Theatrics - ways of behaving or of doing something that are intended to make people notice you rather than to achieve a particular aim
- Mountainous - covered with mountains
- Deter - to prevent someone from doing something
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