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1) Abysmal (Adjective) — बेहद खराब या भय उत्पन्न करनेवाला
Definition: Extremely bad; Appalling.
Synonyms: Dreadful, Awful, Terrible, Frightful, Atrocious
Antonyms: Superb
Usage: Given the abysmal rate of convictions in the country, it is inexcusable that it took so long.
2) Emphasize (Verb) — महत्त्व देना
Definition: Give special importance or value to (something) in speaking or writing.
Synonyms: Highlight, Point Up, Spotlight
Antonyms: Understate, Play down
Usage: The need to protect witnesses has been emphasised by Law Commission reports and court judgments for years.
3) Acquittal (Noun) — दोषमुक्ति
Definition: A judgement or verdict that a person is not guilty of the crime with which they have been charged
Synonyms: Absolution, Clearing, Exoneration
Antonyms: Conviction
Usage: Witnesses turning hostile is a major reason for most acquittals.
4) Tardy (Adjective) – अपेक्षित समय से विलंबित
Definition: Delaying or delayed beyond the right or expected time; late.
Synonyms: Crawling, Creeping, Dallying, Dawdling, Dilatory
Antonyms: Early, Inopportune, Precocious, Premature
Usage: The tardy judicial process seldom takes into account the distance they have travelled or the time they have lost in attending co.urt
5) Pathetic (Adjective) — दयनीय
Definition: Arousing pity, especially through vulnerability or sadness.
Synonyms: Pitiful, Pitiable, Moving, Touching, Poignant
Antonyms: Comical, Cheerful
Usage: As Justice A.K. Sikri points out, the condition of witnesses in the Indian legal system is “pathetic”, as it takes them for granted.
6) Gratify (Verb) — कृतार्थ करना
Definition: give (someone) pleasure or satisfaction.
Synonyms: please, gladden, delight, make someone feel good, satisfy
Antonyms: displease, frustrate
Usage: It is gratifying that the court has played a proactive role in getting the Centre and the States to come up with a concrete proposal.
7) Minutiae (Noun) — छोटे, सटीक, या मामूली विवरण
Definition: The small, precise, or trivial details of something.
Synonyms: Details, Niceties, Subtleties, Finer Points, Particulars
Usage: In its minutiae the scheme appears workable, but its efficacy will be confirmed only with the passage of time.
8) Competent (Adjective) — सामथर्यवान
Definition: Having the necessary ability, knowledge, or skill to do something successfully.
Synonyms: Capable, Able, Proficient, Adept, Adroit.
Antonyms: Incompetent, Inadequate.
Usage: A witness protection order will be passed by a competent authority.
9) Proximate (Adjective) — निकटस्थ
Definition: (Especially of the cause of something) closest in relationship; immediate.
Synonyms: Approaching, Coming, Forthcoming, Imminent
Antonyms: Bygone, Erstwhile, Foregone, Former
Usage: Basic features such as in camera trial, proximate physical protection and anonymising of testimony and references to witnesses in the records are not difficult to implement.
10) Totter (Verb) — लड़खड़ाते हुए चलना
Definition: move in a feeble or unsteady way.
Synonyms: teeter, walk unsteadily, stagger, wobble, stumble
Antonyms: controlled, firm, settled, stable, steady
Usage: the scheme could help strengthen India’s tottering criminal justice system.
