civil court
Americannoun
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a court of law in which civil cases are tried and determined.
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a secular court as opposed to an ecclesiastical or military court.
Etymology
Origin of civil court
First recorded in 1550–1600
Example Sentences
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The three cases had been brought to the Court of Session - Scotland's highest civil court - over a two-week period.
From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026
California’s Supreme Court will decide whether to allow electronic recordings of most civil court proceedings.
From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 10, 2026
Monday's announcement came days after Adani agreed to pay a separate $18 million settlement in a US civil court case linked to corruption, without admitting guilt, according to one of his other companies.
From Barron's ● May 18, 2026
Eichmann - an architect of the Jewish Holocaust - was hanged in 1962, becoming the only person previously sentenced to death by an Israeli civil court.
From BBC ● May 12, 2026
The term informed consent first appeared in court documents in 1957, in a civil court ruling on the case of a patient named Martin Salgo.
From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot
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