1.Invocation (noun)
Meaning: the action of invoking someone or something.
synonyms: citation, mention, acknowledgement, calling on
Example: If ever there was a case where the invocation of the powers of the Supreme
Court to do “complete justice” under Article 142 of the Constitution existed, it was the Babri Masjid demolition case.
Meaning: the action of invoking someone or something.
synonyms: citation, mention, acknowledgement, calling on
Example: If ever there was a case where the invocation of the powers of the Supreme
Court to do “complete justice” under Article 142 of the Constitution existed, it was the Babri Masjid demolition case.
2.Mitigate (verb)
Meaning: make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
Example: The court’s unhesitating resort to Article 142 mitigates to some extent the consequences of the failures of the Uttar Pradesh government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the judiciary’s own tardy processes.
Meaning: make (something bad) less severe, serious, or painful.
Example: The court’s unhesitating resort to Article 142 mitigates to some extent the consequences of the failures of the Uttar Pradesh government and the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI), and the judiciary’s own tardy processes.
3.Promptitude (noun)
Meaning: the quality of being prompt; punctuality
The oral observations of the Court on that day gave a sufficient clue to its mind and
Example: the case was finally heard and judgment delivered with remarkable promptitude in a month and a half.
Meaning: the quality of being prompt; punctuality
The oral observations of the Court on that day gave a sufficient clue to its mind and
Example: the case was finally heard and judgment delivered with remarkable promptitude in a month and a half.
4.Litigation (noun)
Meaning: the process of taking legal action.
synonyms: legal proceeding(s), legal action, lawsuit, legal dispute, legal case, case, legal contest, action, cause, judicial proceeding(s), suit, suit at law, legal process, prosecution, bringing of charges, indictment, trial
Example: But it is necessary to remember again that in this round of litigation starting from May 4, 2001 the case has remained pending for a good 16 years in the superior courts.
Meaning: the process of taking legal action.
synonyms: legal proceeding(s), legal action, lawsuit, legal dispute, legal case, case, legal contest, action, cause, judicial proceeding(s), suit, suit at law, legal process, prosecution, bringing of charges, indictment, trial
Example: But it is necessary to remember again that in this round of litigation starting from May 4, 2001 the case has remained pending for a good 16 years in the superior courts.
5.Hyperbole (noun)
Meaning: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
synonyms: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, amplification, embroidery,
embellishment, overplaying, excess, overkill;
Example: At that time the much respected senior counsel, P.P. Rao, was appearing for the CBI. He is not known for courtroom dramatics or the use of hyperbole.
Meaning: exaggerated statements or claims not meant to be taken literally.
synonyms: exaggeration, overstatement, magnification, amplification, embroidery,
embellishment, overplaying, excess, overkill;
Example: At that time the much respected senior counsel, P.P. Rao, was appearing for the CBI. He is not known for courtroom dramatics or the use of hyperbole.