سوال ۳ کنکور ارشد مهندسی کامپیوتر ۱۴۰۲
اهمیت
۰/۵
Warning: Anyone caught stealing from these premises will be ----------.
پاسخ صحیح: گزینهٔ C — prosecuted
پاسخ تشریحی
The sentence is a legal warning: anyone caught stealing faces legal action. The verb that fits is prosecuted = formally charged and put on trial for a crime.
Checking the distractors:
| Option | Meaning | Fit |
|---|---|---|
| exonerated | cleared of blame / declared not guilty | opposite — a thief would not be cleared |
| intensified | made stronger / more extreme | wrong sense; not used for a person |
| prosecuted | charged and tried in court | correct legal outcome |
| legitimized | made lawful / accepted | opposite — stealing would not be made legitimate |
Only prosecuted (option 3) matches the punitive, legal meaning the context demands.
Exam trick: "Anyone caught ... will be ___" in a warning signals a consequence; pick the verb of punishment/legal action and reject the two near-antonyms (exonerated, legitimized).
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