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Paralegal

Category - Legal System

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The term “criminal law” refers to _____________________________.
  1. The punishment for violations of a law classified as a felony offense.
  2. The law establishing the rights and duties which individuals owe to others in society and sanctions for breach of those duties.
  3. Private laws that an individual can use to impose penal sanctions on another who violated the individual’s rights.
  4. The law establishing minimum requirements for acceptable conduct in society and the punishments for violation of the minimum requirements.
Explanation
Answer: D - The law establishing minimum requirements for acceptable conduct in society and the punishments for violation of the minimum requirements. “The body of law defining offenses against the community at large . . . and establishing punishments for convicted offenders.” Black’s Law Dictionary 164 (2d Pocket Ed. 2001).
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