Assertion (A): The term 'Crime' denotes an unlawful act and this unlawful act is punishable by a state.
Reasoning (R): Crime as a concept is so broad that there is no single, universally accepted definition to it.
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 2
The term 'Crime' denotes an unlawful act and this unlawful act is punishable by a state. Crime as a concept is so broad that there is no single, universally accepted definition to it. But, for the sake of convenience, several countries provide statuary definitions of various kinds of unlawful activities, which can be identified as crimes.