civil disputes
Non-criminal court cases
Civil disputes are legal conflicts between private parties—individuals, businesses, or organizations—over rights, obligations, or compensation rather than criminal charges.
They include contract disagreements, property boundary conflicts, divorce proceedings, and personal injury claims.
The neighbors took their civil dispute over the fence to small claims court.
Unlike criminal cases, civil disputes typically result in monetary damages or court orders rather than imprisonment.
- alimonyCourt-ordered post-divorce payments
- breachBreaking of agreement
- contract breachFailure to meet agreement
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- easementLimited land-use privilege
claim · class action · copyright infringement · property line · wrongful termination · foreclosure · good faith · defamation · custody · mediation · nuisance · wage theft · personal injury · settlement · out of court · legal fees · rescission · ownership
- small claimssmall claims court, claim, claim form, filing fee, filing fees
- Beth Dinget
- tribal justicetribal courts, indigenous law, tribal justice, tribal law, elder councils
- ancient lawsCode of Hammurabi, Hammurabi, Roman law, Twelve Tables, Ten Commandments
- local courtsmunicipal court, small claims court, district court, county court, magistrates court
- lower courtsmagistrates court, district court, district courts, municipal court, municipal courts
civil disputescriminal cases
Lawsuits against alleged offenders
criminal proceedings · felonies · misdemeanors · criminal charges · criminal offenses
civil disputesarbitration
Non-court binding dispute resolution
informal agreements · handshake deals · mutual understanding · reconciliation · compromise
civil disputesmutual understanding
Shared agreement between parties
consensus · agreement · accord · cooperation · concord