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Civil obligation
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Civil obligationCivil law. One which binds in law, vinculum juris, and which may be enforeed in a court of justice.
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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.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
Justice
Fairness. A state of affairs in which conduct or action is both fair and right, given the circumstances. In law, it more specifically refers to the paramount obligation to ensure that all persons are treated fairly. Litigants "seek justice" by asking for compensation for wrongs committed against them; to right the inequity such that, with the compensation, a wrong has been righted and the balance of "good" or "virtue" over "wrong" or "evil" has been corrected.
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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 death
Persons. The change of the state of a person who is declared civilly dead by judgment of a competent tribunal.
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 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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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
Persons. The change of the state of a person who is declared civilly dead by judgment of a competent tribunal.
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 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 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.
RELATED TERMS--------------------------------------
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.
Law
A rule or body of rules of conduct inherent in human nature and essential to or binding upon human society. The learned profession that is mastered by graduate study in a law school and that is responsible for the judicial system.
Court
A body in government to which the administration of justice is delegated.
Justice
Fairness. A state of affairs in which conduct or action is both fair and right, given the circumstances. In law, it more specifically refers to the paramount obligation to ensure that all persons are treated fairly. Litigants "seek justice" by asking for compensation for wrongs committed against them; to right the inequity such that, with the compensation, a wrong has been righted and the balance of "good" or "virtue" over "wrong" or "evil" has been corrected.
SIMILAR TERMS--------------------------------------
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
Persons. The change of the state of a person who is declared civilly dead by judgment of a competent tribunal.
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 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.
PREVIOUS AND NEXT TERMS--------------------------------------
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
Persons. The change of the state of a person who is declared civilly dead by judgment of a competent tribunal.
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 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 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.
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