👀DAILY HINDU EDITORIAL WORD BYTES - 1 --> 28 APRIL👀
💥Daily Word Bytes - 1 from editorial - Unpersuasive💥
unpersuasive (adjective) – unconvincing, ineffective, unimpressive.
Hindu Editorial usage : Unpersuasive: on Centre's arguments against elevating Justice Joseph
flaw (verb) – ruin/mar, weaken, damage (something).
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre’s arguments for its stand against elevating Justice K.M. Joseph are flawed
elevation (noun) – promotion, upgrading, advancement.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre’s objections to the elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K.M. Joseph to the Supreme Court are unpersuasive
suspicion (noun) – doubt/qualm, speculation, scepticism.
Hindu Editorial usage : raise suspicion whether his appointment is being blocked for extraneous reasons
extraneous (adjective) – irrelevant, immaterial, inappropriate/pointless.
Hindu Editorial usage : raise suspicion whether his appointment is being blocked for extraneous reasons
proffer (verb) – offer, tender, give.
Hindu Editorial usage : Basically, there are two broad reasons proffered for freezing the appointment.
imbalance (noun) – disparity, variation, disproportion.
Hindu Editorial usage : Second, that there is an imbalance in the regional representation in the Supreme Court,
skew (verb) – distort, misrepresent, change.
Hindu Editorial usage : something that his appointment will only skew by adding another judge from Kerala.
iinter se (adverb) – between themselves, among themselves.
Hindu Editorial usage : Inter se seniority is a consideration when a puisne judge is made a Chief Justice,
puisne (adjective) – denoting a judge of a (superior) court who is inferior in rank to the chief justice.
Hindu Editorial usage : Inter se seniority is a consideration when a puisne judge is made a Chief Justice,
sacrosanct (noun) – inviolable, sacred, protected (a principle).
Hindu Editorial usage : but it is not sacrosanct in elevation to the Supreme Court.
overlook (verb) – pass over (someone), ignore the claims (of someone) to promotion.
Hindu Editorial usage : There are quite a few instances of senior judges and Chief Justices being overlooked in favour of a more deserving candidate of outstanding merit
laid-down (adjective) – formulated, stipulated; prescribed.
Hindu Editorial usage : but there is no laid-down norm under which the Supreme Court collegium should draw fresh talent for the highest court only in the order in which an all-India seniority list of High Court judges has been drawn up.
collegium system (noun) – The collegium system is the one in which the Chief Justice of India and a
forum of four senior most judges of the Supreme Court recommend appointments & transfers of judges. There is no mention of the collegium in the Constitution of India.
Hindu Editorial usage : but there is no laid-down norm under which the Supreme Court collegium should draw fresh talent for the highest court only in the order in which an all-India seniority list of High Court judges has been drawn up.
glaring (adjective) – obvious, flagrant, blatant.
Hindu Editorial usage : While it is desirable that regional imbalances and under-representation are not glaring,
shoot down (phrasal verb) – crush someone/their opinions by criticism.
Hindu Editorial usage : this cannot be cited as a factor to shoot down the candidature of a person otherwise qualified and validly recommended
quash (verb) – cancel, reverse, repeal.
Hindu Editorial usage : Justice Joseph is being targeted for his 2016 judgment quashing the proclamation of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand.
proclamation (noun) – announcement, declaration, pronouncement.
Hindu Editorial usage : Justice Joseph is being targeted for his 2016 judgment quashing the proclamation of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand.
in the light of (phrase) – considering, taking into account, keeping in mind.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the light of its strong recommendation that Justice Joseph is “more deserving and suitable in all respects than other Chief Justices and senior puisne judges
reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
Hindu Editorial usage : , it will be no surprise if it reiterates the recommendation
bound to (adjective) – certain/sure, very likely, guaranteed.
Hindu Editorial usage : Then the government is bound to abide by the collegium’s decision.
abide by (verb) – comply with, adhere to, hold to (a rule, a decision).
Hindu Editorial usage : Then the government is bound to abide by the collegium’s decision.
prolong (verb) – lengthen, make longer, extend/protract.
Hindu Editorial usage : In that event, the Centre should not prolong the controversy further by seeking to block his elevation again.
perception (noun) – insight, clarity, understanding.
Hindu Editorial usage : There is a strong perception
the executive (noun) – administration, authority, directorate.
Hindu Editorial usage : A conflict between the judiciary and the executive over particular appointments is not in the public interest
flashpoint (noun) – a situation where sudden conflict or violence could happen.
Hindu Editorial usage : so that the case of one judge does not turn into a flashpoint for a sustained conflict between the two branches.
sustained (adjective) – continuous, uninterrupted/prolonged, constant.
Hindu Editorial usage : so that the case of one judge does not turn into a flashpoint for a sustained conflict between the two branches.
Hindu Editorial usage : Unpersuasive: on Centre's arguments against elevating Justice Joseph
flaw (verb) – ruin/mar, weaken, damage (something).
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre’s arguments for its stand against elevating Justice K.M. Joseph are flawed
elevation (noun) – promotion, upgrading, advancement.
Hindu Editorial usage : The Centre’s objections to the elevation of Uttarakhand High Court Chief Justice K.M. Joseph to the Supreme Court are unpersuasive
suspicion (noun) – doubt/qualm, speculation, scepticism.
Hindu Editorial usage : raise suspicion whether his appointment is being blocked for extraneous reasons
extraneous (adjective) – irrelevant, immaterial, inappropriate/pointless.
Hindu Editorial usage : raise suspicion whether his appointment is being blocked for extraneous reasons
proffer (verb) – offer, tender, give.
Hindu Editorial usage : Basically, there are two broad reasons proffered for freezing the appointment.
imbalance (noun) – disparity, variation, disproportion.
Hindu Editorial usage : Second, that there is an imbalance in the regional representation in the Supreme Court,
skew (verb) – distort, misrepresent, change.
Hindu Editorial usage : something that his appointment will only skew by adding another judge from Kerala.
iinter se (adverb) – between themselves, among themselves.
Hindu Editorial usage : Inter se seniority is a consideration when a puisne judge is made a Chief Justice,
puisne (adjective) – denoting a judge of a (superior) court who is inferior in rank to the chief justice.
Hindu Editorial usage : Inter se seniority is a consideration when a puisne judge is made a Chief Justice,
sacrosanct (noun) – inviolable, sacred, protected (a principle).
Hindu Editorial usage : but it is not sacrosanct in elevation to the Supreme Court.
overlook (verb) – pass over (someone), ignore the claims (of someone) to promotion.
Hindu Editorial usage : There are quite a few instances of senior judges and Chief Justices being overlooked in favour of a more deserving candidate of outstanding merit
laid-down (adjective) – formulated, stipulated; prescribed.
Hindu Editorial usage : but there is no laid-down norm under which the Supreme Court collegium should draw fresh talent for the highest court only in the order in which an all-India seniority list of High Court judges has been drawn up.
collegium system (noun) – The collegium system is the one in which the Chief Justice of India and a
forum of four senior most judges of the Supreme Court recommend appointments & transfers of judges. There is no mention of the collegium in the Constitution of India.
Hindu Editorial usage : but there is no laid-down norm under which the Supreme Court collegium should draw fresh talent for the highest court only in the order in which an all-India seniority list of High Court judges has been drawn up.
glaring (adjective) – obvious, flagrant, blatant.
Hindu Editorial usage : While it is desirable that regional imbalances and under-representation are not glaring,
shoot down (phrasal verb) – crush someone/their opinions by criticism.
Hindu Editorial usage : this cannot be cited as a factor to shoot down the candidature of a person otherwise qualified and validly recommended
quash (verb) – cancel, reverse, repeal.
Hindu Editorial usage : Justice Joseph is being targeted for his 2016 judgment quashing the proclamation of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand.
proclamation (noun) – announcement, declaration, pronouncement.
Hindu Editorial usage : Justice Joseph is being targeted for his 2016 judgment quashing the proclamation of President’s Rule in Uttarakhand.
in the light of (phrase) – considering, taking into account, keeping in mind.
Hindu Editorial usage : In the light of its strong recommendation that Justice Joseph is “more deserving and suitable in all respects than other Chief Justices and senior puisne judges
reiterate (verb) – repeat, say again, restate.
Hindu Editorial usage : , it will be no surprise if it reiterates the recommendation
bound to (adjective) – certain/sure, very likely, guaranteed.
Hindu Editorial usage : Then the government is bound to abide by the collegium’s decision.
abide by (verb) – comply with, adhere to, hold to (a rule, a decision).
Hindu Editorial usage : Then the government is bound to abide by the collegium’s decision.
prolong (verb) – lengthen, make longer, extend/protract.
Hindu Editorial usage : In that event, the Centre should not prolong the controversy further by seeking to block his elevation again.
perception (noun) – insight, clarity, understanding.
Hindu Editorial usage : There is a strong perception
the executive (noun) – administration, authority, directorate.
Hindu Editorial usage : A conflict between the judiciary and the executive over particular appointments is not in the public interest
flashpoint (noun) – a situation where sudden conflict or violence could happen.
Hindu Editorial usage : so that the case of one judge does not turn into a flashpoint for a sustained conflict between the two branches.
sustained (adjective) – continuous, uninterrupted/prolonged, constant.
Hindu Editorial usage : so that the case of one judge does not turn into a flashpoint for a sustained conflict between the two branches.
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