What best describes the European legal system by the end of the eighteenth century?
a. There was a movement away from imprisonment and toward capital punishment.
b. Corporal and capital punishment were on the decline.
c. Criminal punishments became crueler as violent crimes increased.
d. The death penalty was abolished in western Europe.
e. Virtually all crimes were punished with a fine.
b
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What will be an ideal response?
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What will be an ideal response?
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