Answer the following question below and select the option that best explains the information conveyed in the…

Analyze the question: You are asked to choose the option that best explains the sentence "She was absolved by the court from the charge." The key word is absolved.

Explain the concept: To absolve someone means to declare them free from guilt, blame, or responsibility. It comes from the Latin absolvere, meaning "to set free." In court language, it is close to being acquitted or discharged.

Solution, option by option:

• A. She was convicted for the charge. Wrong. Convicted means found guilty, which is the opposite of absolved.
• B. She was blamed and charged to court. Wrong. This describes someone being accused, not cleared.
• C. Her case was resolved by the court. This is tempting because absolved sounds like resolved. But "resolved" only means the case was settled, and it does not say she was cleared. It is a sound-alike distractor.
• D. She was declared free from the charge. Correct. It matches the meaning of absolved: cleared of guilt and set free from the accusation.

Answer: D.

Tip: Don't be misled by words that look or sound alike. Absolve does not mean resolve. Remember: ab-solve = "set free from" guilt. Related words are acquit, exonerate, and exculpate. The opposite words are convict and condemn.