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A rule stating that an offender must be punished with imprisonment for a stated term is best classified as:
A rule that prescribes imprisonment as punishment for an offence is substantive criminal law. It defines liability and penalty itself, instead of laying down the court procedure or rules of evidence for establishing facts.
- ASubstantive criminal lawCorrect
- BProcedural civil law
- CPrivate international law
- DLaw of evidence
Explanation
A rule that defines an offence and fixes its punishment creates rights and liabilities, so it is substantive. It concerns crime, so it is criminal law. Procedural civil law and evidence law deal with court methods, not punishment.
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