what is meant by civil and criminal cases ?
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Civil Cases:
- a court of law that deals with disagreements between individual people or private companies, rather than with criminal activity
Criminal Cases:
- A court proceeding in which a person who is charged with having committed or omitted an act against the community or state is brought to trial and either found not guilty or guilty and sentenced.
Examples of criminal cases:
- Murder, Drunken drive
Examples of civil cases:
- Breach of contract, negligence resulting in injury or death, and property damage.
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•Court cases that involve disputes between people or businesses over money or some injury to personal rights are called “civil” cases.
• Cases involving claims for such things as personal injury, battery, negligence, defamation, medical malpractice and fraud.ㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤㅤ
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• A lawsuit brought by a prosecutor employed by the federal, state, or local government that charges a person with the commission of a crime. courts.
• Criminal law deals with behavior that is or can be construed as an offense against the public, society, or the state even if the immediate victim is an individual. Examples are murder, assault, theft,and drunken driving.
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