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civil action

[ siv-uhl ak-shuhn ]

noun

Law.
  1. a noncriminal lawsuit regarding an alleged violation of someone’s rights:

    When he started his own business and solicited his former employer’s clients, the employer filed a civil action against him.

    Some states require litigants in civil actions to go through alternative dispute resolution first.



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The travel ban, which was approved after Police Scotland raised a civil action, prevents Booth from travelling outside the UK for the next five years.

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While civil actions can come up short in dolling out justice, civil liability still offers some form of accountability in addressing harm done to plaintiffs, she said.

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The civil action case was settled out of court the day before a trial was due to begin at the Court of Session last week.

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In the Irish courts, a civil action means - unlike a criminal case - there is no automatic anonymity for either the complainant or the accused.

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This is a civil action that allows law enforcement to seize weapons from individuals deemed to be a threat to themselves or others.

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