The accused . . . . . . that he had met the deceased before.

The correct answer is D. denied.

The other options are not correct because they do not convey the same meaning as “denied.”

• Remarked means “to say something that is interesting or worth thinking about.”
• Refused means “to say that you will not do something.”
• Exclaimed means “to say something suddenly and loudly,
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