DenmarkGrundloven, rettigheder og retssamfundet 21 · Constitution, rule of law, rights and duties
What is the most severe punishment a court can give in Denmark?
In the exam (Danish)
Hvad er den hårdeste straf, en domstol kan give i Danmark?
- aA very large fineEn meget stor bøde
- bLife imprisonmentFængsel på livstidCorrect answer
- cThe death penaltyDødsstraf
Why?
Punishments in Denmark are fines or prison. Life imprisonment is the most severe punishment, and there is no death penalty.
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Questions from past Medborgerskabsprøve papers (danskogproever.dk), reproduced verbatim with their official answers by permission of the Danish Agency for International Recruitment and Integration (SIRI), and our own practice questions on the facts of the official study material. The explanations are ours. Questions whose official answer no longer holds have been left out. The English translation and the explanations were made with AI help; in the test the questions are asked in Danish. We are not affiliated with SIRI.
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