Read the text: "It is punishment, provided for by law, applicable to those who have committed a criminal offense, expressing an afflictive contour,...

Read the text: "It is punishment, provided for by law, applicable to those who have committed a criminal offense, expressing an afflictive contour, after due legal process, respecting the principles of the Democratic Rule of Law. It should be emphasized that __________ is, by nature, an expression of suffering, a producer of pain, a generator of anguish, as it would be a contradiction to apply to the criminal the opposite of that, which would be a prize, an expression of a reward, compensation, honor, or bonus." Choose the alternative that complements the above passage:


Penalty;