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civil action

Word Rarity Uncommon

Frequency: Zipf frequency 4.76 in modern English

Syllables
civil ac-tion
IPA
18
Scrabble Score
11
Letters
2
Syllables
8
Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

In the United States, a lawsuit between private parties, including an action by a private person against a government entity, which will be treated as a private party by the court.

noun

In Roman Dutch law, a lawsuit that is not criminal in nature. It may be between the state and a private party. It is usually based in contract, or delict (tort).

Inflected Forms

civil actions (plural)

Questions

What does civil action mean?
In the United States, a lawsuit between private parties, including an action by a private person against a government entity, which will be treated as a private party by the court.

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