civil remedy
- lawsuitCivil court proceeding
- damagesCompensation for injury
- injunctionCourt-ordered behavioral requirement
- compensationPayment for services rendered
- restitutionRestoring what was lost
settlement · plaintiff · defendant · court · judgment · relief · breach · contract · sue · award · money · harm · dispute · legal · claim · redress · equitable · order
legal remedy type
civil remedycriminal penalty
Punishment for lawbreaking
criminal punishment · incarceration · imprisonment · criminal prosecution · criminal conviction
response to wrongdoing
civil remedyretributive justice
Punishment proportional to offense
punitive measures · vigilante justice · self-help · vengeance · taking the law into one's own hands
dispute resolution formality
civil remedyself-help
Unassisted personal development
informal settlement · mediation · arbitration · negotiated settlement · out-of-court settlement