Multiple choice softskills leadership

"Taken for dead" means ___.

  1. to be incorrectly listed as dead

  2. sentenced to die

  3. assumed to be dead

  4. to be allowed to visit a person before they die
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C Correct answer
Explanation

To be 'taken for dead' means that people have observed a person and assumed they are deceased, usually due to lack of movement or severe injury. It is a synonym for 'presumed dead'.

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