The Concept That a Person Who Commits a Crime, Receives

question 40

Multiple Choice

The concept that a person who commits a crime, receives punishment for it through the workings of our legal system, and afterwards makes a decision to never commit a crime again to avoid such punishment, is called:

• A) retribution.
• B) deterrence.
• C) mens rea.
• D) actus reus.

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Definitions:

Convertible Bond

A type of bond that can be converted into a predetermined number of shares of the issuing company's equity at certain times during its life, usually at the discretion of the bondholder.

New Shares

New shares refer to additional stock issued by a company, either through public offerings or other means, to raise capital.

Put Option

A financial contract that gives the owner the right, but not the obligation, to sell a specified amount of an underlying security at a predetermined price within a specified time frame.

Option Price

The price at which the holder of an option can buy (in the case of a call option) or sell (in the case of a put option) the underlying security or commodity.