civil lawin a sentencegrouped by contextual meaning
civil law as contrasted to criminal law
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The burden of proof is greater in criminal law than in civil law.
civil law = the body of law governing relationships between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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Tort law is the part of civil law that is most controversial.civil law = the body of law governing relationships between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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The standard of proof in civil litigation is preponderance of evidence (a greater weight of evidence for than against), which is a weaker standard than absence of a reasonable doubt required for criminal law.civil litigation = the body of law governing relationships between individuals and not involving the state
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Civil law is traditionally divided into three main areas: property, contract, and tort.
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The institute runs a teacher-training program, as well as workshops that focus on teaching women their legal rights both in civil law and Islamic law.† (source)civil law = the body of law governing relationships between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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And he had books, too; a tattered dictionary and a mauled copy of the California civil code for 1905. (source)civil code = laws
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Rob McDuff, an old friend of mine from Jackson, Mississippi, agreed to join our team for the civil litigation.† (source)civil litigation = court cases between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contractsstandard suffix: The suffix "-tion", converts a verb into a noun that denotes the action or result of the verb. Typically, there is a slight change in the ending of the root verb, as in action, education, and observation.
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And Pakistan is ruled by civil law, but also by Shariat, which is a system of Islamic law like they have in Iran.† (source)civil law = the body of law governing relationships between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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He was returned to us, since military law and jurisdiction take precedence over civil code.† (source)civil code = laws governing relationships between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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When did you become an expert in civil litigation?† (source)civil litigation = court cases between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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It often refers to appeals in the course of civil law.† (source)civil law = the body of law governing relationships between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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They are called fathers and mothers by the civil code, which is puerile and honest.† (source)civil code = laws governing relationships between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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This is complicated, high-dollar civil litigation, and you're already in over your head.† (source)civil litigation = court cases between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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Seven times Congress had passed crushing acts against the state to keep it a conquered province, three times the army had set aside civil law.† (source)civil law = the body of law governing relationships between individuals not involving the state, such as the fulfillment of contracts
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civil law as contrasted to common law
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Although it's not as nuanced as common law, it is generally easier to look up rules of civil law.
civil law = law developed by government in contrast to common law (which is based on custom and precedent)