Important Word List From The Hindu Editorial 10 March 2022
Hindi Meaning - जांच, सावधानीपूर्वक परीक्षा, निरीक्षण
English Meaning - careful examination, inspection, investigation, inquiry, analysis.
2.alliance (noun)
Hindi Meaning - गठबंधन, संघ, साझेदारी
English Meaning - association, union, partnership.
3.Enforcement Directorate (ED) (noun)
Hindi Meaning - प्रवर्तन निदेशालय
English Meaning - Directorate of Enforcement is a specialized financial investigation agency under the Department of Revenue, Ministry of Finance, Government of India. It was established in the year 1956 with its Headquarters at New Delhi.
4.belong to (verb)
Hindi Meaning - के संबंधित, का सदस्य होना, संबद्ध होना
English Meaning - be a member of, be affiliated to, be associated with, be connected to, be linked to.
5.ostensibly (adverb)
Hindi Meaning - प्रकट रूप से, देखने में
English Meaning - in a way that something appears or is officially stated to be true/real, but it might not be; apparently, seemingly, allegedly, professedly, supposedly, purportedly.
6.allege (verb)
Hindi Meaning - आरोप, राज्य, पुष्टि, दावा
English Meaning - state, affirm, claim, indicate; charge, accuse (without proof).
7.associate (noun)
Hindi Meaning - सहयोगी, साथी, मित्र
English Meaning - partner, friend, ally, supporter, contact.
8.come into force (phrase)
Hindi Meaning - लागू होना, प्रभाव में आना, सक्रिय होना
English Meaning - come into effect, become operative, be effective (a new law, rule, change, etc.).
9.retrospective (adjective)
Hindi Meaning - पूर्वव्यापी, पूर्वप्रभावी, पिछले दिनांकित
English Meaning - backdated, retroactive, backward-looking.
10.rule out (phrasal verb)
Hindi Meaning - खारिज करना, अस्वीकार करना
English Meaning - reject, dismiss, disregard.
11.destabilise (verb)
Hindi Meaning - अस्थिर करना, कमज़ोर करना, ख़राब करना, क्षति पहुँचाना
English Meaning - undermine, weaken, impair, damage, subvert, sabotage.
12.merit (noun)
Hindi Meaning - योग्यता, मजबूत बिंदु
English Meaning - good point, strong point.
13.ruling (noun)
Hindi Meaning - सत्तारूढ़, फ़ैसला
English Meaning - judgment, adjudication, verdict.
14.coalition (noun)
Hindi Meaning - गठबंधन, संघ, साझेदारी
English Meaning - alliance, union, partnership.
15.weapon (noun)
Hindi Meaning - हथियार, अस्त्र
English Meaning - a method of gaining an advantage.
16.pertain to (verb)
English Meaning - concern, relate to, be connected with.
17.Prevention of Money-Laundering Act (PMLA), 2002 (noun)
English Meaning - It is an Act of the Parliament of India enacted by the NDA government to prevent money-laundering and to provide for confiscation of property derived from money-laundering.
18.Attorney General (noun)
English Meaning - chief legal advisor; the highest rank for a law officer of the government.
19.Solicitor-General (noun)
English Meaning - the second-highest rank for a law officer of the government.
20.Additional Solicitor-General (noun)
English Meaning - the third-highest rank for a law officer of the government.
21.make a case (phrase)
English Meaning - to argue for something; to defend an opinion.
22.deceased (adjective)
English Meaning - dead, expired, passed away.
23.power of attorney (noun)
English Meaning - a legal document giving an attorney-in-charge or legal agent the authority to act on behalf of the principal and to make decisions about another person’s property, finances, or etc.
24.criminal law (noun)
English Meaning - a complex system of laws concerned with punishment of individuals who commit crimes.
25.vocal (adjective)
English Meaning - vociferous, outspoken, forthright; vehement, vigorous, emphatic, insistent, forceful.
26.(central) agencies (plural noun)
English Meaning - the central agencies are organizations in the executive branch that co-ordinate the activities of, and provide guidance to the operating ministries and agencies; e.g. Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), Directorate of Enforcement (ED), Income Tax Department (IT) and etc.
27.Narcotics Control Bureau (NCB) (noun)
English Meaning - the nodal agency on the matter of drug law enforcement in India. Established in 1986 .
28.narcotics (noun)
English Meaning - addictive drugs, illegal drugs.
29.merits (noun)
English Meaning - an essential inherent quality (rights and wrongs only) while evaluating a case (not by external aspects).
30.slugfest (noun)
English Meaning - tough contest; challenging contest.
31.activist (noun)
English Meaning - a person who supports a political or societal change/cause.
32.enact (verb)
English Meaning - make law, pass, approve, ratify.
33.in line with (phrase)
English Meaning - in alignment with, in accordance with, conforming to.
34.commitment (noun)
English Meaning - vow, promise, pledge, undertaking.
35.combat (verb)
English Meaning - fight, resist, defy, oppose, counter.
36.money laundering (noun)
English Meaning - a secret act of moving illegally acquired funds into legal bank accounts or investments.
37.draconian (adjective)
English Meaning - (of laws or punishments) extremely harsh, severe, strict, stringent, brutal; authoritarian, despotic, tyrannical, arbitrary, oppressive.
38.point out (phrasal verb)
English Meaning - identify, mention, indicate, draw attention to.
39.decade (noun)
English Meaning - a period of ten years.
40.conviction (noun)
English Meaning - pronouncement of guilt, sentence, judgement.
41.suggest (verb)
English Meaning - indicate, point to, demonstrate, show.
42.offence (noun)
English Meaning - crime, illegal act, unlawful act, breach, violation of the law.
43.schedule (verb)
English Meaning - list, plan, arrange, organize.
44.overbroad (adjective)
English Meaning - too much, extreme. (“go overboard” means to do something too much or to go to extremes).
45.have/take recourse to (phrase)
English Meaning - resort to, make use of, use, utilize, employ, turn to.
46.arbitrary (adjective)
English Meaning - discretionary, personal, unmotivated, unreasonable, unsupported, irrational, illogical, groundless, unjustified; authoritarian, draconian, anti-democratic.
47.vague (adjective)
English Meaning - imprecise, inexact, unclear/uncertain.
48.fanciful (adjective)
English Meaning - impractical, impracticable, unworkable, unfeasible, non-viable.
49.weigh in (phrasal verb)
English Meaning - to have influence (in a decision/discussion/plan/argument/activity); be important to, carry weight, make an impression on, make a contribution to.
50.blanket (adjective)
English Meaning - total, complete, overall, general.
51.seizure (noun)
English Meaning - confiscation, impounding, commandeering, appropriation, expropriation, sequestration.
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