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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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 program, which launched last month, gave half a dozen Los Angeles County civil court judges access to AI software called Learned Hand.
From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 18, 2026
A civil court case brought by three IRA bomb victims against former Sinn Féin leader Gerry Adams opens in London on Monday.
From BBC • Mar. 9, 2026
The Spivey family had filed a wrongful-death lawsuit that required Boyd and Williams to present evidence and testimony in civil court that they acted lawfully.
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 6, 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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