The Hindu Editorial Vocabulary 4 July 2020

1. marine (noun) – 
   a member of an armed force who operate on land and at sea.
2. meet with (verb) –
   receive, have (a particular reaction).
3. quest (noun) – 
   pursuit, search; investigation.
4. Enrica lexie (noun) –
   it is an Italian oil tanker (oil tanker is a ship designed for the bulk transport of oil or its products).
5. nautical mile (noun) –
   it is a unit of measurement defined as 1.852 kilometres.
6. arbitration (noun) –
   conciliation, mediation, intervention/negotiation.
7. jurisdiction (noun) –
   authority, power (to hear a case & make legal decisions). 
8. try (verb) –
   hear, investigate (a case) and make a formal judgement on it; pass judgement on, adjudge, adjudicate.
9. hold (verb) – 
   detain, keep, hold in custody, imprison.
10. entitle (verb) –
    allow, permit, make eligible, authorize.
11. immunity (noun) – 
    exemption, exception, freedom, release (from legal proceedings). 
12. admit (verb) –
    acknowledge, declare, make public.
13. concurrent jurisdiction (adjective) –
    two or more courts from different systems simultaneously  have authority to hear the same case.
14. preclude (verb) – 
    prevent, prohibit, block/exclude.
15. in one’s favour (phrase) – 
    to one’s benefit/advantage.
16. vessel (noun) – 
    ship, yacht, boat.
17. merit (verb) –
    be entitled to, deserve, warrant, justify.
18. compensation (noun) –
    recompense, restitution, indemnification, settlement (for loss/damage). 
19. obligation (noun) – 
    duty/responsibility; necessity, necessary requirement.
20. measure (noun) – 
    step, action, course of action, plan of action, procedure.
21. suppress (verb) –
    conceal, hide, cover up.
22. piracy (noun) – 
    an act of robbery or criminal violence by ship/boat-borne attackers upon another ship or a coastal area.
23. at all (phrase) – 
    conceivably, in any way, by any means.
24. outrage (noun) –
    fury, anger, wrath, indignation, resentment.
25. wanton (adjective) –
    deliberate, wilful, malicious/cruel, unjustifiable.
26. inasmuch as (phrase) – 
    to the extent that; in so far as.
27. circumstances (noun) – 
    situation, conditions, state of affairs.
28. contiguous (adjective) – 
    neighbouring, adjacent, bordering/abutting.
29. territorial sea (noun) –
    a belt of coastal waters that go at most 12 nautical miles (22 km; 14 mi) from the edge of a coastal state.
30. offence (noun) –
    breach or violation of the law.
31. warrant (verb) –
    justify/necessitate, vindicate/validate, call for.
32. prosecution (noun) –
    legal action/trail, legal proceeding, litigation.
33. rule out (phrasal verb) – 
    eliminate, reject, dismiss.
34. in order (phrase) –
    appropriate, suitable, proper, right.
35. take over (phrasal verb) – 
    assume control of, take charge of, take command of.
36. tangle (noun) – 
    mix-up, confusion, mishmash, shambles.
37. sort out (phrasal verb) – 
    tackle, deal with, attend to.
38. diplomatic (adjective) –
    (delicate & sensitive) consular, foreign-policy, political.
39. fallout (noun) – 
    adverse results/consequence; after-effects, repercussions.
40. prosecute (verb) – 
    take to court,institute legal action against, charge with, accuse of.
41. invoke (verb) – 
    cite, refer to, adduce. 
42. furore (noun) – 
    agitation, disturbance, turmoil.
43. sanctions (noun) – 
    action taken, or an order given to force a country to obey international laws by limiting or stopping trade with that country, by not allowing economic aid for that country, etc (Courtesy: VOA Learning English).
44. take someone/something out of someone else’s hands (phrase) – 
    to release or free someone/something of the burden of someone else.
45. make good (phrase) –
    do well, get ahead, succeed.
46. takeaway (noun) –
    a key point/idea/fact.
47. domain (noun) –
    area/sphere of activity.

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