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Examine the Statement and Conclusions Given Below and Choose a Suitable Answer from the Options Given: Statement: a Punishment is the Imposition of an Undesirable Or Unpleasant

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Examine the Statement and Conclusions given below and choose a suitable answer from the options given:

Statement: A punishment is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon a group or individual, meted out by an authority.

Conclusions:

1. An eye for an eye and tooth for a tooth is an example of punishment.
2. The imposition of a fine on someone who inflicted bodily injury on another is justified by the statement.

पर्याय

  • Only Conclusion 1 follows.

  • Only Conclusion 2 follows.

  • Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.

  • Neither Conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.

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उत्तर

Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.

Explanation:

A sentence may include a punishment. Or not. The sentence is what the judge determines the defendant should do in order to pay for his crime. Or a sentence maybe the defendant is not guilty. On the other hand, punishment is the imposition of an undesirable or unpleasant outcome upon a group or individual, meted out by an authority-in context ranging from child discipline to criminal law as a response and deterrent to a particular action or behaviour that is deemed undesirable or unacceptable.

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