The Hindu Editorial (Time and change) – Oct 30, 2023

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House committees/Parliamentary committees (noun) – The parliamentary (standing & select) committees; They do close examination and investigation of government policies, actions and spending.
Parliamentary Standing Committee/Parliamentary panel (noun) – it is a committee (consisting of Members of Parliament) constituted usually on an annual basis to enable detailed consideration/discussion on all bills (all proposed laws).
Parliamentary select committee (noun) – ‘parliamentary select committee’ can be formed for a specific purpose, for instance, to deliberate on a particular bill. Once the Bill is disposed of, that select committee ceases to exist.
home affairs (noun) – multifarious activities, events, and situations happen or exist within one particular country, the important among them being – internal security, border management, Centre-State relations, administration of Union Territories, management of Central Armed Police Forces, disaster management, etc.
criminal Law (noun) – a complex system of laws concerned with punishment of individuals who commit crimes.
affairs (noun) – activities, events, circumstances/situations.
panel (noun) – committee, council, commission, advisory body.
Bill (noun) – A Bill is a draft statute that becomes law after it is passed by both the Houses of Parliament and assented to by the President. All legislative proposals are brought before Parliament in the forms of Bills (or) draft statute/law, proposed legislation, proposal (presented to parliament/congress/council for discussion).
postpone (verb) – put off, delay, defer, reschedule, shelve, suspend, hold off.
adoption (noun) – acceptance, approval, endorsement, validation, support, ratification.
dissenting (adjective) – opposite, contradicting, disagreeing, conflicting.
pertain (verb) – concern, relate to, be connected with.
Bharatiya Nyaya Sanhita (BNS) Bill 2023 (noun) – It is introduced to replace the Indian Penal Code (IPC).
Indian Penal Code (IPC) (noun) – The Indian Penal Code (IPC) is the official criminal code of India. It is a comprehensive code intended to cover all substantive aspects of criminal law. The draft was passed into law on 6 October 1860. The Code came into operation on 1 January 1862. The Indian Penal Code of 1860, subdivided into 23 chapters, comprises 511 sections. IPC deals with crimes and punishments.
Bharatiya Nagarik Suraksha Sanhita (BNSS) Bill 2023 (noun) – It is introduced to replace the Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC).
in place of (phrase) – instead of, as an alternative for, as a replacement for, in exchange for, in lieu of.
Code of Criminal Procedure (CrPC) (noun) – The Code of Criminal Procedure (in India). The main legislation on procedure for administration of substantive criminal law in India. It was enacted in 1973 and came into force on 1 April 1974. CrPC tells about the criminal trial procedure. (The criminal procedure law was re-enacted in 1973, and it is known as the CrPC, 1973, as distinct from its 1898 version).
unanimity (noun) – agreement (by all); consensus, accord, harmony, concord, harmony, unity, union, solidarity, like-mindedness, uniformity, concurrence, congruence.
Bharatiya Sakshya Bill 2023 (noun) – It is proposed to replace the Indian Evidence Act (IEA).
in lieu of (phrase) – instead of, as an alternative for, as a replacement for, in exchange for, in place of.
Indian Evidence Act (IEA) (noun) – The Indian Evidence Act passed in India by the Imperial Legislative Council in 1872. It contains a set of rules and allied issues governing admissibility of evidence in the Indian courts of law.
deliberation (noun) – dialogue, discussion, discourse, debate, negotiation, talks.
held past tense of hold (verb) – arrange, organize, convene, conduct, assemble.
sitting (noun) – meeting, session.
adequacy (noun) – acceptability, fairness, competence, effectiveness, usefulness.
scrutiny (noun) – examination, inspection, investigation, review, analysis.
bring about (phrasal verb) – cause, lead to, result in, give rise to, generate, produce, create.
overhaul (noun) – reformation, transformation, reorganization, rearrangement.
a body of law (noun phrase) – system of rules; regulations, fundamental principles, charter, constitution.
deem (verb) – consider, regard as, see, view.
orientation (noun) – arrangement, alignment; direction, intention, aim, objective, attitude.
ought to (modal verb) – must, should.
stakeholder (noun) – a person with an interest in something.
Ideally (adverb) – rather, preferably, in principle
activist (adjective) – a person who supports a political change or cause; (or societal change/cause).
besides (adverb) – in addition, furthermore, moreover, further.
subordinate (adjective) – lower-ranking, lower in position; subaltern, second fiddle, second in command.
judiciary (noun) – a branch of government in which judicial power is vested.
subordinate judiciary (noun) – “sessions courts” as per the Code Of Criminal Procedure (CrPc) and “district courts” as per the Code Of Civil Procedure are referred as subordinate judiciary/courts in the state judiciary under the state high courts, both in hierarchy and practice. The Chapter 6 of the Part VI of Indian Constitution is titled subordinate courts. But there is no definition of subordinate for that part. The expression subordinate is used in certain Articles of the Constitution, to mean a rank below.
lay down (phrasal verb) – formulate, stipulate, frame, prescribe, promulgate.
circulate (verb) – issue, publish, release, bring out, make known, make public, publicize.
schedule (verb) – plan, set up, organize, arrange, fix a time for.
adopt (verb) – approve, endorse, agree to, consent to, accept, ratify, validate, support, vote for.
on the eve of (phrase) – on the day or evening before an event.
unwise (adjective) – ill-advised, ill-considered, short-sighted, misguided, thoughtless.
deferment (noun) – postponement, delay, rescheduling.
nothing more than (phrase) – only; exactly something.
brief (adjective) – short, temporary, short-lived, transient, momentary.
interlude (noun) – interval, intermission, break.
keen on (adjective) – enthusiastic about, interested in, passionate about, fascinated by, wanting to do something, eager for.
haste (noun) – hurry, speed, rush, quickness.
considerable (adjective) – sizeable, significant, substantial; much.
reproduction (noun) – replication, duplication, copying.
study (noun) – examination, scrutiny, evaluation, review, analysis.
legislature (noun) – law-making body or governing body; parliament, congress, council, assembly.
deeper comparative adjective of deep (adjective) – extensive, thorough, genuine, sincere, honest, intense.
for instance (phrase) – as an example.
misuse (noun) – wrong use, abuse, exploitation, misemployment, misapplication
desirability (noun) – appeal, advisability, preferableness, advantage, expedience.
offence (noun) – crime, illegal/unlawful act, wrongdoing.
hate speech (noun) – abusive or disrespectful speech.
procedural (adjective) – official, formal, systematic, methodical.