civil liability
Lawsuit financial responsibility
Civil liability is legal responsibility for harm or loss that can result in a court ordering payment of damages.
Unlike criminal liability, which the state prosecutes and punishes, civil liability arises from lawsuits between private parties: The company faced civil liability for the defective product.
A person can have civil liability without criminal guilt—the standards of proof differ.
- indemnityProtection against financial loss
- negligenceFailure to exercise care
- duty of careObligation to act reasonably
- reasonable personSomeone exercising sound judgment
- malpracticeHarmful professional negligence
tortfeasor · personal injury · slip and fall · warranty · damages · pain and suffering · emotional distress · misrepresentation · tort law · battery · defamation · false imprisonment · standard of care · wrongful · conversion · restitution · trespass · breach of contract
- dutiesduty, task, obligation, moral obligation, responsibility
- auto insuranceauto insurance, car insurance, vehicle insurance, collision coverage, comprehensive coverage
- insuranceinsurance, coverage, auto insurance, life insurance, home insurance
- civil lawproperty disputes, Napoleonic Code, litigation, damage claims, codification
- Quebec lawnotaries, notary, advocates, obligations, servitudes
- tort lawtort, tort law, negligence, duty of care, breach of duty
civil liabilitycriminal liability
Legally answerable for offenses
criminal responsibility · imprisonment · incarceration · criminal penalty · criminal prosecution
civil liabilityno liability
Not legally responsible
nonliability · legal immunity · exoneration · acquittal · vindication
civil liabilityimmunity
Protected from harm
legal immunity · indemnification · legal protection · sovereign immunity · qualified immunity