Which of the following describes the imprisonment range specified in the penalty clause?

Which of the following describes the imprisonment range specified in the penalty clause?

• A. Not less than 3 months nor more than 2 years
• B. Not less than 6 months nor more than 5 years
• C. Not less than 1 year nor more than 10 years
• D. Not less than 2 weeks nor more than 6 months

Answer: (B)

Imprisonment range is defined by two bounds: the minimum term and the maximum term. The phrases "not less than" and "not more than" indicate those bounds. The option that states "not less than 6 months nor more than 5 years" provides a minimum of six months and a maximum of five years, which matches the described range. This means the offender may be imprisoned at least six months but no more than five years. The other options propose different lower or upper bounds—three months to two years is a shorter range, one year to ten years starts higher and goes longer, and two weeks to six months is a much shorter, mostly nonstandard range—so they do not describe the same imprisonment range.

Imprisonment range is defined by two bounds: the minimum term and the maximum term. The phrases "not less than" and "not more than" indicate those bounds. The option that states "not less than 6 months nor more than 5 years" provides a minimum of six months and a maximum of five years, which matches the described range. This means the offender may be imprisoned at least six months but no more than five years. The other options propose different lower or upper bounds—three months to two years is a shorter range, one year to ten years starts higher and goes longer, and two weeks to six months is a much shorter, mostly nonstandard range—so they do not describe the same imprisonment range.