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​Presidential reprieve: On U.S. President-elect Donald Trump, the road ahead

Despite the discharge (रिहाई, दोषमुक्ति), the U.S. will have to deal with a polarised (ध्रुवीकृत) Trump era (युग, काल)

President-elect Donald Trump was handed (give, present) an “unconditional discharge” in a felony (गंभीर अपराध) case in New York, where he was earlier found guilty on 34 counts (a separate charge in an indictment) of falsifying business records to make $1,30,000 in hush-money (payment, payout, reward (given to someone to keep the information secret)) payments to an adult films star over an alleged (कथित, आरोपित) affair (relationship, relations, entanglement, involvement, attachment). Following his conviction (दोषसिद्धि, सजा) last May, one of four criminal indictments (अभियोग) that he faced at the time, Mr. Trump went on to win the November 2024 election and will be sworn into office on January 20. In accordance with (के अनुसार, के तहत) the legal immunity (exemption from punishment, freedom from punishment, impunity, indemnity, non-liability) for official acts that is offered to the office of the President of the U.S., a position affirmed (state clearly, pronounce publicly, assert) recently by the Supreme Court, three indictments that had not yet reached the stage of a conviction or acquittal were either dismissed (खारिज करना, अस्वीकार करना) or came to a halt owing to procedural complexities. His indictment for his role in instigating (उकसाना, प्रेरित करना) a mob (भीड़) attack on the U.S. Capitol (In the United States, the Capitol is a building in Washington in which the US Congress meets) in January 2021 and his indictment for mishandling (दुरुपयोग करना) classified (वर्गीकृत) documents discovered at his home in Florida, after his 2020 election defeat, were withdrawn by then Special Counsel (lawyer, legal practitioner, legal adviser, legal executive, advocate, barrister, attorney, solicitor) Jack Smith because the Department of Justice “forbids (ban, prohibit, bar, prevent) the federal ((in the US) relating to the system of government (both a national government and governments of the 50 states) as defined in the Constitution which is based on the separation of powers among three branches: the executive, the legislative and the judicial branch. (There are two types of juries serving different functions in the federal trial courts: trial juries, also known as petit juries, and grand juries)) indictment and subsequent criminal prosecution (legal action, legal proceeding, legal case) of a sitting (existing, current, present, continuing) President”. A state-level case in Georgia relating to allegations (accusation, charge, indictment) of tampering with the 2020 election’s vote-counting process was paused pending a decision by an appeals court. In the New York case, following his appeal to delay the sentencing (conviction, judgement, verdict), the Supreme Court ruled that sentencing could proceed after the judge, Juan Merchan, said that he would hand down (give, declare, announce (a verdict/judgement)) an unconditional discharge — implying (indicate, signify, point to, suggest) no jail time, monetary fine, or probation — given (considering, taking into account, bearing in mind) that this would be “the most viable (workable, feasible, practicable, possible, reasonable) solution” in such unprecedented (not done or experienced before) circumstances.

Other than facing the routine conditions of a ban on convicted (sentenced, punished; found guilty, declared guilty) felons (a person who has committed a felony (serious crime)) owning guns and being required to provide the State of New York criminal database with a DNA sample, Mr. Trump has emerged unscathed (unhurt, undamaged, unharmed) from the legal quagmire (unfortunate situation, muddle, mix-up) prior to his 2024 victory. The deeper questions that America will wrestle with (grapple, fight, struggle/battle), however, transcend (go beyond, cut across; exceed, surpass, outdo, outshine, eclipse) these legal minutiae (details, niceties/finer points, particulars)  — they relate to the fact that (used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion) Mr. Trump, his 2024 campaign (canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group), and the MAGA movement more broadly, remain polarising and there is near-complete breakdown (failure, collapse) of bipartisanship (a political situation that occurs when two opposing parties work together to achieve common goals) within political circles as applicable to critical issues of social and economic policy, including the economy and jobs, reproductive rights (Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health), the criminal justice system and immigration (the act of leaving one’s countries and moving to another country of which they are not natives, nor citizens, to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens) reform. Liberal (leftist, left-wing, progressive, Democrat) and progressive Americans must, understandably, be hoping, in the light of (taking into consideration, considering, taking into account, bearing in mind, keeping in mind, taking note of, in view of) his comprehensive ((of a victory) achieved by a very large margin; decisive, sweeping) victory leading to a federal government trifecta (a particular situation in which you have to deal with three important) things and achieve your purpose. (trifecta generally means a bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order)), that Mr. Trump will strike a conciliatory note on Inauguration (swearing-in, introduction, admission, initiation, induction, appointment (of someone officially to a post/office)) Day, and follow that up with a more bipartisan (involving cooperation between two (opposite & big) political parties) approach to policymaking in the four years ahead. The cost (loss, suffering, drawback, disadvantage) of not doing so appears to be high indeed (in fact, actually, undeniably).

Courtesy: The Hindu

Important Word List With Meaning

1.reprieve (noun)

Hindi Meaning - राहत
English Meaning - cancellation, suspension, postponement (of a punishment or something undesirable event); stay of execution.

2.discharge (noun)

Hindi Meaning - रिहाई, दोषमुक्ति
English Meaning - release, acquittal, absolution, reprieve, letting off, exoneration, general pardon.

3.polarised (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - ध्रुवीकृत
English Meaning - separated into opposing two.

4.era (noun)

Hindi Meaning - युग, काल
English Meaning - epoch, period, age, time.

5.felony (noun)

Hindi Meaning - गंभीर अपराध
English Meaning - (a more serious) crime punishable by long-term imprisonments; crime, lawbreaking, misconduct, malpractice.

6.guilty (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - दोषी, अपराधी
English Meaning - at fault, culpable, accountable/responsible for misconduct.

7.alleged (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - कथित, आरोपित
English Meaning - supposed, claimed, professed, purported, reported, ostensible.

8.conviction (noun)

Hindi Meaning - दोषसिद्धि, सजा
English Meaning - sentence, judgement, verdict.

9.indictment (noun)

Hindi Meaning - अभियोग
English Meaning - a formal written accusation by a grand jury that a person has committed a serious crime; charge, arraignment, allegation, incrimination.

10.In accordance with (phrase)

Hindi Meaning - के अनुसार, के तहत
English Meaning - in alignment with, in line with, in agreement with.

11.dismiss (verb)

Hindi Meaning - खारिज करना, अस्वीकार करना
English Meaning - set aside, put away, abandon, drop, shrug off, reject, deny.

12.instigate (verb)

Hindi Meaning - उकसाना, प्रेरित करना
English Meaning - incite, encourage, provoke, persuade, arouse, influence, sway.

13.mob (noun)

Hindi Meaning - भीड़
English Meaning - a large, disorganized, and often violent crowd of people.

14.mishandle (verb)

Hindi Meaning - दुरुपयोग करना
English Meaning - misuse.

15.classified (adjective)

Hindi Meaning - वर्गीकृत
English Meaning - (officially) private, personal, intimate, secret.

16.the road ahead (noun)

English Meaning - the future.

17.hand (verb)

English Meaning - give, present.

18.find guilty (phrase)

English Meaning - declare guilty, convict, sentence.

19.count (noun)

English Meaning - a separate charge in an indictment.

20.hush-money (noun)

English Meaning - payment, payout, reward (given to someone to keep the information secret).

21.affair (noun)

English Meaning - relationship, relations, entanglement, involvement, attachment.

22.go on to (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - continue, proceed, carry on.

23.sworn in past participle of swear in (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - take an oath to induct/admit into office, inaugurate, introduce (into office).

24.immunity (noun)

English Meaning - exemption from punishment, freedom from punishment, impunity, indemnity, non-liability.

25.affirm (verb)

English Meaning - state clearly, pronounce publicly, assert.

26.come to a halt (phrase)

English Meaning - to stop working completely or to stop moving forward permanently.

27.Capitol (noun)

English Meaning - In the United States, the Capitol is a building in Washington in which the US Congress meets.

28.Counsel noun)

English Meaning - lawyer, legal practitioner, legal adviser, legal executive, advocate, barrister, attorney, solicitor.

29.The U.S. Department of Justice (DOJ) (noun)

English Meaning - The United States Department of Justice, also known as the Justice Department, is a federal executive department of the United States government tasked with the enforcement of federal law and administration of justice in the United States.

30.forbid (verb)

English Meaning - ban, prohibit, bar, prevent.

31.federal (adjective)

English Meaning - (in the US) relating to the system of government (both a national government and governments of the 50 states) as defined in the Constitution which is based on the separation of powers among three branches: the executive, the legislative and the judicial branch. (There are two types of juries serving different functions in the federal trial courts: trial juries, also known as petit juries, and grand juries).

32.prosecution (noun)

English Meaning - legal action, legal proceeding, legal case.

33.sitting (adjective)

English Meaning - existing, current, present, continuing.

34.allegation (noun)

English Meaning - accusation, charge, indictment.

35.tamper with (verb)

English Meaning - tinker with, meddle, interfere with, mess around with, play with.

36.sentence (noun)

English Meaning - conviction, judgement, verdict.

37.hand down (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - give, declare, announce (a verdict/judgement)

38.imply (verb)

English Meaning - indicate, signify, point to, suggest.

39.given (preposition)

English Meaning - considering, taking into account, bearing in mind.

40.viable (adjective)

English Meaning - workable, feasible, practicable, possible, reasonable,

41.unprecedented (adjective)

English Meaning - not done or experienced before.

42.convicted (adjective)

English Meaning - sentenced, punished; found guilty, declared guilty.

43.felon (noun)

English Meaning - a person who has committed a felony (serious crime).

44.unscathed (adjective)

English Meaning - unhurt, undamaged, unharmed.

45.quagmire (noun)

English Meaning - unfortunate situation, muddle, mix-up.

46.wrestle with (verb)

English Meaning - grapple, fight, struggle/battle.

47.transcend (verb)

English Meaning - go beyond, cut across; exceed, surpass, outdo, outshine, eclipse.

48.minutiae (noun)

English Meaning - details, niceties/finer points, particulars.

49.the fact that (phrase)

English Meaning - used to refer to a specific situation under consideration/discussion.

50.campaign (noun)

English Meaning - canvassing, electioneering, an act of soliciting (asking for/requesting) votes; an organized effort that seeks to influence the decision-making progress within a specific group.

51.Make America Great Again (MAGA) (noun)

English Meaning - “Make America Great Again” or MAGA is an American political slogan & movement which was popularized by Donald Trump during his successful 2016 & 2024 presidential campaign.

52.polarise (verb)

English Meaning - separate into two opposing groups.

53.breakdown (noun)

English Meaning - failure, collapse.

54.bipartisanship (noun)

English Meaning - a political situation that occurs when two opposing parties work together to achieve common goals.

55.reproductive rights (noun)

English Meaning - Reproductive rights rest on the recognition of the basic right of all couples and individuals to decide freely and responsibly the number, spacing and timing of their children and to have the information and means to do so, and the right to attain the highest standard of sexual and reproductive health.

56.immigration (noun)

English Meaning - the act of leaving one’s countries and moving to another country of which they are not natives, nor citizens, to settle or reside there, especially as permanent residents or naturalized citizens.

57.liberal (adjective)

English Meaning - leftist, left-wing, progressive, Democrat.

58.in (the) light of (phrase)

English Meaning - taking into consideration, considering, taking into account, bearing in mind, keeping in mind, taking note of, in view of.

59.comprehensive (adjective)

English Meaning - (of a victory) achieved by a very large margin; decisive, sweeping.

60.lead to (verb)

English Meaning - cause, result in, bring on, bring about, give rise to.

61.trifecta (noun)

English Meaning - a particular situation in which you have to deal with three important) things and achieve your purpose. (trifecta generally means a bet placed on a horse race in which the bettor must predict which horses will finish first, second, and third, in the exact order).

62.strike a (conciliatory) note (phrase)

English Meaning - have a (pacifying) point of view.

63.Inauguration (noun)

English Meaning - swearing-in, introduction, admission, initiation, induction, appointment (of someone officially to a post/office).

64.follow up with (phrasal verb)

English Meaning - pursue, look into.

65.bipartisan (adjective)

English Meaning - involving cooperation between two (opposite & big) political parties.

66.cost (noun)

English Meaning - loss, suffering, drawback, disadvantage.

67.indeed (adverb)

English Meaning - in fact, actually, undeniably.