dharna

[ dahr-nuh, duhr- ]

noun
  1. (in India) the practice of exacting justice or compliance with a just demand by sitting and fasting at the doorstep of an offender until death or until the demand is granted.

Origin of dharna

1
1785–95; <Hindi: placing
  • Also dhur·na [duhr-nuh] /ˈdʌr nə/ .

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dharna

dhurna

/ (ˈdʌnə, ˈdɑː-) /


noun
  1. (in India) a method of obtaining justice, as the payment of a debt, by sitting, fasting, at the door of the person from whom reparation is sought

Origin of dharna

1
C18: from Hindi, literally: a placing

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