Both Uses of
civil law
in
The Brothers Karamazov
- And what would become of the criminal, O Lord, if even the Christian society—that is, the Church—were to reject him even as the civil law rejects him and cuts him off?†
Chpt 2 *
- But the Church, like a tender, loving mother, holds aloof from active punishment herself, as the sinner is too severely punished already by the civil law, and there must be at least some one to have pity on him.†
Chpt 2
Definition:
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(civil law as contrasted to criminal law) the body of law governing relationships between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts