Question

Mention one of the reason for altering the death sentence to life imprisonment in 'too dear'

Answer 1

there is a change in altering the death sentence to lifetime imprisonment because of the lack of funding for execution of the death sentence.

Explanation:

• The story " too dear " is a satire which had been written by Leo Tolstoy. In this story one of the criminal was at first given death sentence. However the cost of of executing the death sentence was 5 times as high as the the lifetime imprisonment of the criminal.

• Lastly there was  the change in the  punishment which was done to the criminal and he was sent home with a monthly  pension

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