Concept:
We use De Morgan's Law: \( \sim (A \wedge B) \equiv (\sim A) \vee (\sim B) \).
Step 1: Distribute the negation.
Apply negation to the terms inside the square brackets and flip the conjunction to a disjunction:
\[ \sim [(\sim p) \wedge q] \equiv \sim (\sim p) \vee (\sim q) \]
Step 2: Simplify.
Using the Law of Double Negation, \( \sim (\sim p) \) becomes \( p \).
So the expression becomes:
\[ p \vee (\sim q) \]
This matches Option (D).