Choose the one word for the given expression.
A general pardon given by a government, especially to people found guilty of political offences
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 3
The correct answer is Option (3) → Amnesty
| Word | Meaning | Example |
|---|---|---|
| (1) Asylum | protection that a country gives to a person who has run away from his own country | The writer asked for asylum in a neighbouring country. |
| (2) Acquittal | a court’s decision that a person is not guilty (an acquitted person was never found guilty, but an amnesty pardons people who were) | The lack of proof led to his acquittal. |
| (3) Amnesty (answer) | a general pardon given by a government, often to political prisoners | On Independence Day, the government gave amnesty to two hundred prisoners. |
| (4) Abdication | the act of a king or queen giving up the throne (no one is pardoned in it) | The king’s abdication left the throne to his young son. |