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1 Verdict (noun)

निर्णय

Verdict meaning

A decision on an issue of fact in a civil or criminal case or an inquest.

Synonyms: Judgement, Adjudication, Decision, Finding

Antonyms: Accusation, Allegation, Arraignment, Attribution

Example: The verdict was not guilty.

2 Amendments (noun)

हरजाना

Amendments meaning

Make minor changes to (a text, piece of legislation, etc.) in order to make it fairer or more accurate, or to reflect changing circumstances.

Synonyms: Revise, Alter, Change, Modify

Antonyms: Lower, Worsen, Break, Decrease

Example: She tried to make amends by inviting him out to dinner.

3 Affirmed (verb)

पुष्टि

Affirmed meaning

State emphatically or publicly.

Synonyms: Assert, Confirm, Declare, Guarantee

Antonyms: Deny, Forget, Refute, Disavow

Example: He was affirmed as a candidate.

4 Abolishment (noun)

समाप्त करना

Abolishment meaning

Formally put an end to (a system, practice, or institution).

Synonyms: Scrap, End, Stop, Terminate

Antonyms: Allow, Approve, Create, Establish

Example: He is in favor of abolishing the death penalty.

5 Consent (noun)

अनुमति

Consent meaning

Permission for something to happen or agreement to do something.

Synonyms: Acquiescence, Approval, Assent, Authorization

Antonyms: Denial, Disagreement, Disapproval, Dissent

Example: He was reluctant at first but finally consented.

6 Assailing (verb)

हमलावर

Assailing meaning

Make a concerted or violent attack on.

Synonyms: Bash, Berate, Blast, Criticize

Antonyms: Compliment, Praise, Uphold, Exonerate

Example: He is assailed by contradictory advice from all sides.

7 Irreparable (adjective)

अपूरणीय

Irreparable meaning

Impossible to rectify or repair.

Synonyms: Irreplaceable, Irreversible, Broken, Cureless

Antonyms: Fixable, Mendable, Repairable, Reparable

Example: The oil spill did irreparable harm to the bay.

8 Requisition (noun)

मांग

Requisition meaning

An official order laying claim to the use of property or materials.

Synonyms: Order, Request, Call, Application

Antonyms: Permit, Inaccessibility, Unavailability

Example: The officer requisitioned supplies for his troops.

9 Appellants (noun)

अपील करनेवाला

Appellants meaning

A person who applies to a higher court for a reversal of the decision of a lower court.

Synonyms: Accuser, Plaintiff, Claimant, Complainant

Antonyms: Plaintiff, Accuser, Claimant, Prosecutor

Example: The appellant submitted that that case was wrongly decided.

10 Refrained (verb)

प्रतिबंधित किया

Refrained meaning

Stop oneself from doing something.

Synonyms: Abstain, Avoid, Cease, Curb

Antonyms: Carry On, Continue, Indulge, Keep On

Example: I was going to make a joke but I refrained.

11 Mowing (noun)

कटाई

Mowing meaning

The act of cutting down (grass, crops, etc) with a hand implement or machine.

Synonyms: Shear, Trim, Clip, Crop

Antonyms: Uncastrated, Attend, Increased, Erase

Example: The lawn really needs mowing.

12 Fierce (adjective)

भयंकर

Fierce meaning

Having or displaying an intense or ferocious aggressiveness.

Synonyms: Savage, Vicious, Untamed, Aggressive

Antonyms: Gentle, Tame, Mild

Example: The proposal has faced fierce opposition.

13 Intercepted (verb)

पाबंदी

Intercepted meaning

The action or fact of preventing someone or something from continuing to a destination.

Synonyms: Interference, Stopping, Interfering With, Interposing.

Antonyms: Miss, Drop, Fumble, Release

Example: Detectives have been intercepting her mail.

14 Retaliate (verb)

प्रतिकार करना

Retaliate meaning

Make an attack in return for a similar attack.

Synonyms: Reciprocate, Get, Pay, Recompense

Antonyms: Depart, Leave, Lose, Take

Example: The children retaliated by flicking darts or throwing inkwells.

15 Tactic (noun)

रणनीति

Tactic meaning

An action or strategy carefully planned to achieve a specific end.

Synonyms: Approach, Campaign, Channels, Course

Antonyms: Impractical, Unwise, Injudicious, Imprudent

Example: Though she was not kc-mahei, she used the tactics of warfare to maintain her position of leadership.

16 Hurled (verb)

फेंके

Hurled meaning

Throw or impel (someone or something) with great force.

Synonyms: Fire, Fling, Heave, Lob

Antonyms: Hold, Keep, Receive

Example: Someone hurled a rock through the window.

17 Pelted (verb)

झोंकना

Pelted meaning

Hurl missiles repeatedly at.

Synonyms: Assail, Batter, Bombard, Hurl

Antonyms: Lose, Slow, Tap

Example: We saw rioters pelting police with bricks and bottles.

18 Chanting (verb)

गाना

Chanting meaning

Say or shout repeatedly in a sing-song tone.

Synonyms: Melody, Shout, Singing, Tune

Antonyms: Incomplete, Keep Quiet, Hypotonicity, Hypertonia

Example: The crowd began chanting her name.

19 Massacres (noun)

हत्याकांड

Massacres meaning

An indiscriminate and brutal slaughter of many people.

Synonyms: Assassination, Bloodbath, Bloodshed, Carnage

Antonyms: Victory, Switch On, Add, Begin

Example: Memories of the massacre made bile rise and her chest clench.

20 Unilateral (adjective)

एक तरफा

Unilateral meaning

Performed by or affecting only one person, group, or country involved in a situation, without the agreement of another or the others.

Synonyms: One-Sided, One-Way, Solitary, Personal

Antonyms: Joint, Mutual, Collective, Cooperative

Example: Our country is prepared to take unilateral action.

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