Which of the Following Is the Most Usable Definition of Law

question 148

Multiple Choice

Which of the following is the most usable definition of law?

• A) It is most useful to us to define law in terms of what we think people ought to do.
• B) It is most useful to us to define law in terms of what people do.
• C) We must define law in terms of what the courts or other government bodies will enforce.
• D) We must define law in terms of what society needs people to do.
• E) We must define law in terms of what people used to do.

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Definitions:

Freud

Freud, specifically Sigmund Freud, was an Austrian neurologist who founded psychoanalysis, a method for treating psychopathology through dialogue between a patient and a psychoanalyst.

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Free Will

The concept that humans have the ability to make choices that are not predetermined by prior causes or divine intervention.

Personality Psychologists

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