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Question
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.
Options
Only Conclusion 1 follows.
Only Conclusion 2 follows.
Conclusions 1 and 2 follow.
Neither Conclusion 1 nor 2 follows.
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Solution
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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