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Definition of "dharna" [dharna]

  • A fast conducted at the door of an offender, especially a debtor, in India as a means of obtaining compliance with a demand for justice, such as payment of a debt. (noun)

American Heritage(R) Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition. Copyright (c) 2011 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

Use "dharna" in a sentence
  • "The high voltage drama of 'dharna' byChandrababu Naidu, former chief minister of Andhra"
  • "Saxena, in his application, has questioned the veracity of the medical report, claiming that on the day of her court hearing, she was busy staging a 'dharna' at the collector's office at Nandurbar in Maharashtra."
  • "Saxena, in his application, has qustioned the veracity of the medical report claiming that on the day, she was busy staging a 'dharna' at the collector's office at Nandurbar in Maharashtra."