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Civil death






Civil death

Persons. The change of the state of a person who is declared civilly dead by judgment of a competent tribunal.

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Change
The exchange of money for money.

State
1) Government. In its most enlarged sense, it signifies a self-sufficient body of persons united together in one community for the defence of their rights, and to do right and justice to foreigners. In this sense, the state means the whole people united into one body politic; and the state, and the people of the state, are equivalent expressions. 2) Condition of persons. This word has various acceptations. If we inquire into its origin, it will be found to come from the Latin status, which is derived from the verb stare, sto, whence has been made statio, which signifies the place where a person is located, stat, to fulfil the obligations which are imposed upon him.

Person
This word is applied to men, women and children, who are called natural persons.

Dead
Something which has no life; figuratively, something of no value.

Judgment
Practice. The decision or sentence of the law, given by a court of justice or other competent tribunal, as the result of proceedings instituted therein, for the redress of an injury.

Tribunal
An assembly (including one or more judges) to conduct judicial business.



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Civil
1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction.

Civil action
Any lawsuit relating to civil matters and not criminal prosecution.

Civil commotion
Lord Mansfield defines a civil commotion to be "an insurrection of the people for general purposes, though it may not amount to rebellion where there is an usurped power."

Civil court
The court which presides over non criminal cases.

Civil law
All law that is not criminal law. Usually pertains to the settlement of disputes between individuals, organizations or groups and having to do with the establishment, recovery or redress of private and civil rights.

Civil lawsuit
A non-criminal lawsuit.

Civil list
The sum which is yearly paid by the state to its monarch, and the domains of which he is suffered to have the enjoyment.

Civil litigation
Non criminal litigation.

Civil obligation
Civil law. One which binds in law, vinculum juris, and which may be enforeed in a court of justice.

Civil officer
By this term areincluded all officers of the United States who hold their appointments under the national government, whether their duties are executive or judicial, in the highest or the lowest departments; of the government, with the exception of officers of the army and navy.

Civil procedure
The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed, including the preparations for trial, the rules of evidence and trial conduct, and the procedure for pursuing appeals.

Civil remedy
Practice. This term is used in opposition to the remedy given by indictment in a criminal case, and signifies the remedy which the law gives to the party against the offender.

Civil right lawsuit
A lawsuit to protect civil rights.

Civil state
The union of individual men in civil society under a system of laws and a magistracy, or magistracies, charged with the administration of the laws.

Civil surgeon
A medically trained, licensed and experienced doctor practicing in the U.S. who is certified by U.S. Citizenship and Immigration Services.These medical professionals receive U.S. immigration-focused training in order to provide examinations as required by the CDC (Center for Disease Control and Prevention) and USCIS. For medical examinations given overseas, please see Panel Physician.

Civilian
A doctor, professor, or student of the civil law.

Civiliter
Civilly; opposed to criminaliter or criminally.

Civiliter mortuus
Civilly dead; one who is considered as if he were naturally dead, go far as his rights are concerned.



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City
Government. A town incorporated by that name.

Civil
1) It is used in contradistinction to barbarous or savage, to indicate a state of society reduced to order and regular government; thus we speak of civil life, civil society, civil government, and civil liberty. 2) It is sometimes used in contradistinction to criminal, to indicate the private rights and remedies of men, as members of the community, in contrast to those which are public and relate to the government; thus we speak of civil process and criminal process, civil jurisdiction and criminal jurisdiction.

Civil action
Any lawsuit relating to civil matters and not criminal prosecution.

Civil commotion
Lord Mansfield defines a civil commotion to be "an insurrection of the people for general purposes, though it may not amount to rebellion where there is an usurped power."

Civil court
The court which presides over non criminal cases.

Civil death

Civil list
The sum which is yearly paid by the state to its monarch, and the domains of which he is suffered to have the enjoyment.

Civil obligation
Civil law. One which binds in law, vinculum juris, and which may be enforeed in a court of justice.

Civil officer
By this term areincluded all officers of the United States who hold their appointments under the national government, whether their duties are executive or judicial, in the highest or the lowest departments; of the government, with the exception of officers of the army and navy.

Civil procedure
The rules and process by which a civil case is tried and appealed, including the preparations for trial, the rules of evidence and trial conduct, and the procedure for pursuing appeals.

Civil remedy
Practice. This term is used in opposition to the remedy given by indictment in a criminal case, and signifies the remedy which the law gives to the party against the offender.

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