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Finding judicial closure in Gulbarg – The Hindu (June 03, 2016)

Finding judicial closure in Gulbarg – The Hindu (June 03, 2016)

For a country that has borne communal and mob violence of horrific dimensions, every conviction for murder and rioting is a rare victory for justice and accountability. The Ahmedabad Gulbarg Society massacre, in which 69 Muslims, including former Congress MP Ehsan Jafri, were murdered by a rampaging mob, was one of the most gruesome incidents of the Gujarat riots of 2002. For further reading, visit “The Hindu”.

Today’s Words:

  1. Borne (past participle of bear) –  Bear (verb) – endure, tolerate, experience, suffer.
  2. Conviction (noun) – declaration of guilt, judgement, verdict, sentence.
  3. Massacre (noun) – mass slaughter, mass murder, carnage.
  4. Rampage (verb) – ( of a group) run violently, run amok, run riot.
  5. Mob (noun) – crowd, group of people, gang.
  6. Gruesome (adjective) – grisly, horrible, terrible, repulsive.
  7. Misgiving (noun) – doubt, apprehension, uncertainty, qualm.
  8. Arson (noun) – setting fire intentionally to damage/destroy public properties, particularly buildings. incendiarism, pyromania.
  9. Perpetrator (noun) – criminal, culprit, lawbreaker, offender.
  10. Get away (phrasal verb) – escape, run away, abscond.
  11. Consolation (noun) – compassion,  moral support, comfort, solace.
  12. Upheld (past tense of uphold) – Uphold (verb) – confirm, justify, validate, verify.
  13. Conspiracy angle (noun) – plotting, collusion, intrigue.
  14. Acquit (verb) – clear, discharge, release, pronounce not guilty, exonerate.
  15. Clean chit (noun) – ‘cleared of any wrongdoing’. Native speakers of English prefer to use ‘clean sheet‘,
  16. Repudiate (verb) – reject, cancel, invalidate, discard, disregard.
  17. Allegation (noun) – claim, assertion placing blame, charge.
  18. Rallying point – something for which people are grouped together to help.
  19. Plead (verb) – appeal, claim, debate, question.
  20. Implicate (verb) – involve in, concern with, associate with, connect with.
  21. Prosecution (noun) – case, lawsuit, claim.
  22. Imply (verb) – signal, indicate, suggest, hint, intimate,
  23. Narrative (noun) – report, story, statement.
  24. Reflexive (adjective) – automatic, immediate, unintended, spontaneous.
  25. Spontaneity  (noun) – the state of being spontaneous.
  26. Subtle (adjective) – clever, skillful, ingenious, cunning.
  27. Orchestration (noun) –  planning, coordination, arrangement.
  28. Delineate (noun) – describe, define, outline, identify, depict.
  29. Moral culpability (noun) – responsibility, accountability.
  30. Commission (noun) – the act of committing crime.
  31. Wilful (adjective) – intentional, deliberate, planned.
  32. Omission (noun) – negligence, something neglected.

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