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Which of the following is the most accurate description of 'law' in the legal sense?
Law is a body of rules of conduct recognised and enforced by the State, with sanctions for breach. Mere moral suggestions, family customs or religious practices are not law because the State does not enforce them through its authority.
- AA set of moral suggestions that people may follow if they wish
- BA body of rules of conduct recognised and enforced by the State, backed by sanctionsCorrect
- CA set of customs followed only within a single family
- DA set of religious practices accepted by a community
Explanation
In the legal sense, law means rules of conduct laid down or recognised by the State and enforced through its authority, with penalties for breach. Moral suggestions and private or religious practices lack State enforcement, so they are not law as such.
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