Laws are formal, standardized norms that have been enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions. They are different from informal norms or customs (choice A) and strongly held norms with moral and ethical connotations (choice B). The description of mores (choice C) does not necessarily fit the definition of laws.

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What Are Laws

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What are laws?

A) informal norms or everyday customs that may be violated without serious consequences within a particular culture
B) strongly held norms with moral and ethical connotations that may not be violated without serious consequences in a particular culture
C) mores so strong that their violation is considered extremely offensive and even unmentionable
D) formal,standardized norms that have been enacted by legislatures and are enforced by formal sanctions

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