Question : Select the most appropriate one-word substitution for the given words.
A partner in crime
Option 1: Alibi
Option 2: Amateur
Option 3: Agent
Option 4: Accomplice
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Correct Answer: Accomplice
Solution : The fourth option is the correct choice.
Accomplice refers to a person who helps another commit a crime.
The meanings of the other options are:
- Agent : A person who acts on behalf of another person or group.
- Amateur : A person who engages in a pursuit, especially a sport, on an unpaid rather than professional basis.
- Alibi : A claim or piece of evidence that one was elsewhere when an act, typically a criminal one, is alleged to have taken place.
Hence, from the given meanings, we find that accomplice is the correct one-word substitute.
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