Question
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Direction: In the following passage some words have been deleted. Fill in the blanks with the help of the alternatives given. Select the most appropriate option for each blank.
Discourtesy is not a legal offence and it does not excuse assault and ___(1)___. If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will ___(2)___ me, and if I am physically assaulted, it will permit me to ___(3)___ with reasonable violence. It does this because the burglar and the ___(4)___ have broken quite definite commands of the law. But no legal system could attempt to legislate against bad manners or could ___(5)___ the use of violence against something which it does not itself recognise as a legally punishable offence.
Select the most appropriate option to fill in blank no. 2.
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Download Solution PDFThe correct answer is 'Acquit'.
Key Points
- The passage highlights that discourtesy is not an illegal act and there is no legal punishment for it. Also, if someone attacks or hurts a person, the person is likely to fight back.
- Let us refer to this line from the passage, "If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will ___(2)___ me".
- According to the above sentence, if a burglar enters someone's house, he commits a legal offence and the owner of the house will strike back at him. In this scenario, the owner will be absolved of the crime of hitting the burglar as the former reacted in self-defence which is not a legal offence.
- In option 3, 'acquit' means to free from a criminal charge.
- So, 'acquit' is the correct word for blank no. 2.
So, the correct sentence is - If a burglar breaks into my house and I knock him down, the law will acquit me.
Additional Information
- Let us look into the meanings of other words:
- Extricate: to free or remove from an entanglement or difficulty.
- Impugn: to call into question or attack as wrong.
- Indict: formally accuse of or charge with a crime.
- Indict is opposite in meaning to acquit.
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