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Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Bail or jail: on bail law reforms"
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Maduro’s excesses"
Hindu Editorial Topic 1 : "Bail or jail: on bail law reforms"
- Reform - make changes in something in order to improve it
- Deserves - if a thing deserves something such as your time or attention, you should give time or attention to doing it
- Norm - an accepted standard or a way of behaving or doing things that most people agree with
- Exception - someone or something that is not included in a rule, group, or list or that does not behave in the expected way
- Affluent - rich enough to buy things for pleasure
- Influential - able to influence the way other people think or behave
- With ease - the ability to do something easily
- Languish - to remain in a difficult or unpleasant situation for a long time
- Trial - the process of examining a case in a court of law and deciding whether someone is guilty or innocent
- Grimly - in a very serious or depressing manner
- Inadequate - not good enough or too low in quality
- Inefficient - not organized, skilled, or able to work in a satisfactory way
- Accomplish - to succeed in doing something
- Administer - to be responsible for making certain that something is done according to the rules
- Evidence - facts or physical signs that help to prove something
- Custody - a situation in which someone is kept in prison until they go to court for trial
- Detriment - harm caused to something as a result of something else
- Accuse - to say that someone has done something morally wrong, illegal, or unkind
- Offence - a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment
- Ethnicity - a large group of people who have the same national, racial, or cultural origins, or the state of belonging to such a group
- Undertrial - a person who is appearing in a law court because they have been accused of committing a crime
- Inconsistency - something that does not match something else
- Onerous - difficult to do or needing a lot of effort
- Avail - to use / get something
- Bemoan - to complain or say that you are disappointed about something
- Poverty - a situation in which someone does not have enough money to pay for their basic needs
- Incarceration - imprisonment
- Significant - very important
- Provision - a part of an agreement or law that deals with a particular problem
- Languishing - to remain in a difficult or unpleasant situation for a long time
- Decongest - to make something un blocked or less crowded
- Overcrowded - containing too many people or things
- Stipulate - to say what is allowed or what is necessary
- Undergone - to experience something, especially something that is unpleasant but necessary
- Remission - the reduction of a prison sentence because the prisoner has behaved well
- Cautions - warns
- Magistrate - a judge in a court for minor crimes
- In lieu of - instead of
- Surety - someone who agrees to pay money if you do not go to court when you should, or if you do not pay money that you owe
- Advocate - to publicly support a particular policy or way of doing things
- Panacea - something that people think will solve all their problems
- Unjust - an unjust decision, judgment, or action is not fair or reasonable, or is not done according to accepted legal or moral standards
- Incarceration - imprisonment
- Expedite - to make something happen quickly or easily
- Injustice - failure to treat someone fairly and to respect their rights
Hindu Editorial Topic 2 : "Maduro’s excesses"
- Relatively - in comparison with someone or something similar
- Volatile - a volatile situation can suddenly change or become more dangerous
- Brutally - in extremely violent way
- Authoritarian - controlling everything and forcing people to obey strict rules and laws
- Plunge - to fall quickly from a high position
- Prosperous - rich and successful
- Paralysis - the state of being completely unable to operate normally or effectively
- Mend your ways - to improve your behaviour after you have been behaving badly for a long time
- Controversial - a controversial subject, opinion, or decision is one that people disagree about or do not approve of
- Nullify - to make something lose its legal effect
- Rebuke - to tell someone that they have behaved badly.
- Allies - supporters
- Abort - to stop something before it is finished
- Dissolution - the process of officially ending the existence of a group or organization
- Rethink - to consider something such as an idea, plan, or system again in order to change it
- Coldly - in an unfriendly way and without emotion
- Disqualify - to stop someone from being in a competition or doing something because they are unsuitable or they have done something wrong
- Contender - someone who competes with other people to try to win something
- Reminiscent - similar to something else
- Regime - asa particular government or a system or method of government
- Unfazed - not surprised or worried
- Groundswell - a growth of strong feeling among a large group of people
- Resistance - the act of fighting against something that is attacking you, or refusing to accept something
- Dictatorial - telling people what to do and refusing to listen to their opinions
- Persist - to try to do or continue doing something in a determined but often unreasonable way
- Unleash - to suddenly release a violent force that cannot be controlled
- Terrorise - to make someone feel very frightened by threatening to kill or hurt them
- Protester - someone who shows that they disagree with something by standing somewhere, shouting, carrying signs, etc
- Abduction - the action of forcibly taking someone away against their will
- Activist - a person who believes strongly in political or social change and takes part in activities such as public protests to try to make this happen
- Instance - a particular situation, event, or fact, especially an example of something that happens generally
- Legion - very large in number
- Contempt - a strong feeling of disliking and having no respect for someone or something
- Emergency - an unexpected situation involving danger in which immediate action is necessary
- Ruthless - not thinking or worrying about any pain caused to others; cruel
- Clampdown - a sudden action taken by a government or people in authority to stop or limit a particular activity
- Constitutionally - according to the rules in a constitution
- Enshrine - to officially record something such as an idea or principle in a document so that it cannot be ignored
- Loyalist - a person or group that strongly supports the government or ruler in power
- Culminating in something - if an event or series of events culminates in something, it ends with it, having developed until it reaches this point
- Unsavoury - unpleasant, or morally offensive
- Inflation - a general, continuous increase in prices
- Chronic - (especially of a disease or something bad) continuing for a long time
- Spotlight - if something spotlights a particular situation, it directs public attention to it
- Ruinous - causing great harm and destruction
- Counteract - to reduce or remove the effect of something unwanted by producing an opposite effect
- Collapse - to reduce suddenly
- Overdue - not done or happening when expected or when needed; late
- Ironical - happening the opposite of what you really think
- Unrest - disagreements or fighting between different groups of people
- Essential commodities - necessary or needed products for dailyi life
- Turmoil - a state of confusion, uncertainty, or disorder
- Determined - wanting to do something very much and not allowing anyone or any difficulties to stop you
- Brazen something out - to act confidently and not admit that a problem exists
- Intransigence - an unreasonable refusal to change your ideas or behaviour
- Caracas - the capital and largest city of Venezuela
- Unequivocal - total, or expressed in a clear and certain way
- Criticism - the act of saying that something or someone is bad
- Autocratic - ruling with complete power
- Defiance - refusal to obey a person or rule
- Isolation - a situation in which a country or group is alone and without support because other countries or groups stop dealing with it
- Chaos - a situation in which everything is confused and in a mess
- Semblance - a situation or condition that is similar to what is wanted or expected, but is not exactly as hoped for
- Normality - a situation in which everything is normal
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