The Hindu Editorial (​​​​​Crossing a line) – Aug 15, 2025

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The Hindu Editorial (​​​​​Crossing a line) – Aug ​15, 2025:

1. cross the line (phrase) – do something unacceptable; to overstep a limit/rule/boundary.
2. drive (noun) – push, effort, movement, campaign; aggression, initiative.
3. undocumented (adjective) – not having the proper legal document.
4. immigrant (noun) – emigrant, migrant, non-native, foreigner, settler.
5. led to past participle of lead to (verb) – result in, cause, bring on, bring about, give rise to.
6. comical (adjective) – ridiculous, absurd, farcical, laughable, senseless, pointless, useless, ineffectual, hysterical, foolish
7. leap (noun) – sudden rise, sudden increase, upsurge, upswing, elevation, escalation; a sudden abrupt change or transition.
8. linguistics (noun) – the study of language(s) and how it works.
9. farcical (adjective) – ridiculous, absurd, comical, laughable, senseless, pointless, useless, ineffectual, hysterical, foolish.
10. push across (phrasal verb) – to force/thrust someone from one side to another side.
11. documented (adjective) – recorded, reported.
12. hardship (noun) – distress, affliction, trouble, suffering, pain.
13. embarrassment (noun) – (noun) – annoyance, irritation, vexation, exasperation, displeasure, dismay, disappointment, embarrassment, humiliation frustratio, shame, indignity, disgrace, dishonour, loss of pride, loss of face, insult, affront. 
14. repatriate (verb) – send (a person) back to his/her own country or land of citizenship; banish, deport, expel.
15. intervention (noun) – the process of intervening in something; involvement, interference.
16. pushback (noun) – negative reaction; resistance, opposition, force back, repulse drive.
17. suspected (adjective) – suspicious, speculated, assumed, alleged.
18. bypass (verb) – avoid, circumvent, find a way round, sidestep, evade, dodge (something problematic).
19. due process (phrase) – (equally and fairly) correct process; fair treatment (per established principles & procedures). ​
20. rigorous (adjective) – demanding, exacting, meticulous.
21. rounding up (noun) – an act of arresting/detaining a number of people.
22. spark (verb) – cause, give rise to , trigger, provoke, incite, set off.
23. identity (noun) – a social category, a set of persons marked by a label and distinguished by rules deciding membership and (alleged) characteristic features or attributes; individuality, character, originality.
24. movement (noun) – campaign, drive.
25. migrant (noun) – a person who moves from one region to another – either within a country or across national borders in order to find work or better living conditions.
26. consequence (noun) – implication, result, outcome, ramification, repercussion.
27. livelihood (noun) – means of making a living with the basic necessities (food, water, shelter and clothing); means of support, subsistence, source of income.
28. detention (noun) – imprisonment, confinement/incarceration, arrest, captivity, custody.
29. detain (verb) – imprison, jail, arrest, incarcerate, confine.
30. Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) (noun) – The 2015 Land Boundary Agreement served a historic role in advancing the exchange of 111 enclaves (17,160.63 acres) from India to Bangladesh and reciprocatively, the latter transferred 51 enclaves (7,110.02 acres) to India. In addition, the choice of citizenship in either country was offered by states to enclave residents. It was the most important bilateral initiative between Bangladesh and India to resolve the longstanding border dispute that arose after the Partition of 1947, by means of the 2015 Land Boundary Agreement (LBA) and the exchange of enclaves (chhitmahals) and adverse possessions between the two countries.
31. treaty (noun) – agreement, pact, protocol, deal, settlement.
32. source (noun) – origin, birthplace, place of origin.
33. division (noun) – difference, variance; discord, conflict, disunity.
34. escalate (verb) – become more intense, intensify, heighten, be amplified.
35. conflict (noun) – dispute, quarrel, tussle, wrangle, disagreement, contention, strife, friction, discord. 
36. make sense (phrase) – be accepted, be convincing, hold up, prove true.
37. make little sense (phrase) – not be accepted, not be convincing; something is difficult to understand; does not seem logical.
38. counterproductive (adjective) – detrimental, harmful, damaging, dangerous, destructive, adverse, unfavourable.
39. harass (verb) – disturb, trouble, torment, bother, annoy.
40. set up (phrasal verb) – create; arrange, organize.
41. Citizenship (Amendment) Act (CAA) (noun) – The Citizenship (Amendment) Bill, 2019 seeks to grant citizenship to religious minorities of Afghanistan, Pakistan, and Bangladesh, who had to flee their homeland facing persecution. The six minority groups that have been specifically identified are Hindus, Jains, Sikhs, Buddhists, Christians, and Parsis.
42. constituency (noun) – the specific geographical area in which voters elect a representative to a legislative body.
43. decade (noun) – a period of ten years.
44. neighbouring (adjective) – adjacent, adjoining, bordering, abutting.
45. colonialism (noun) – In practice, colonialism is when one country violently invades and takes control of another country, claims the land as its own, and sends people — “settlers” — to live on that land.
46. sovereign (adjective) – self-determining, self-governing, independent (nation).
47. law enforcement (noun) – it describes the agencies and employees responsible for enforcing laws, maintaining public order, and managing public safety.
48. enforcement (noun) – imposition, implementation, execution.
49. harassment (noun) – oppression, victimization, persecution, persistent annoyance, coercion/intimidation.

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