civil actions
Non-criminal legal disputes
Civil actions are lawsuits between private parties seeking remedies like monetary damages, injunctions, or specific performance—as opposed to criminal prosecutions brought by the government.
The term covers everything from contract disputes to personal injury claims to divorce proceedings.
She filed a civil action against her former employer for wrongful termination.
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- day in courtChance to present one's case
- damagesCompensation for injury
- verdictOfficial court decision
- burden of proofDuty to prove allegations
tort · judge · plaintiff · defendant · witness · court orders · negligence · testimony · summary judgment · statute of limitations · legal fees · fiduciary duty · discovery process · personal injury · emotional distress · wrongful termination · summons · cease and desist
- court recordscourt documents, court transcripts, court records, court cases, court record
- Scots Lawpursuer, defender, advocates, advocate, solicitors
- Court Procedureadjournment, trial procedure, trial process, criminal procedure, court hearing
- common lawprecedent, binding precedent, case law, precedents, court rulings
- French LawNapoleonic Code, magistrates, judiciary, criminal courts, appeals courts
civil actionscriminal prosecutions
Cases against accused lawbreakers
criminal cases · criminal proceedings · prosecutions · criminal charges · criminal trials
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