Crime is a violation of

A. informal norms that are sanctioned with stigmas.
B. societal standards and is punished with informal sanctions.
C. criminal law for which formal penalties are applied by some governmental authority.
D. normative behaviors that are considered by society to be proper conduct.


Answer: C

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