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Recent Examples of civil court
The concept has been criminalized in Hawaii and incorporated into family or civil court definitions of domestic violence in states such as California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont.
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Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
There, immigrants may be attending hearings on their asylum or green card applications, not participating in criminal or civil court proceedings.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Similar allegations against Roberts-Smith were found credible in a civil court case in 2023 when a judge rejected his claims that newspaper articles defamed him.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
But while the civil court found the war crimes allegations were mostly proved on a balance of probabilities, the new charges would have to be proved in a criminal court to a higher standard of beyond reasonable doubt.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
One of the women, Madison Atiabi, is Jewish and is now suing Nacua in a California civil court.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The newborn’s parents, Yiqi Wang and Hongyu Lu, are reportedly suing Jan for wrongful death, medical malpractice and fraud in civil court.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The civil court victory wasn’t her first.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
One of the men suing Spacey in civil court previously did so in 2022, but the case was put on hold during his criminal trial.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
There, immigrants may be attending hearings on their asylum or green card applications, not participating in criminal or civil court proceedings.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
Similar allegations against Roberts-Smith were found credible in a civil court case in 2023 when a judge rejected his claims that newspaper articles defamed him.
—ABC News, 17 Apr. 2026
But while the civil court found the war crimes allegations were mostly proved on a balance of probabilities, the new charges would have to be proved in a criminal court to a higher standard of beyond reasonable doubt.
—CBS News, 7 Apr. 2026
One of the women, Madison Atiabi, is Jewish and is now suing Nacua in a California civil court.
—Nate Atkins, New York Times, 2 Apr. 2026
The newborn’s parents, Yiqi Wang and Hongyu Lu, are reportedly suing Jan for wrongful death, medical malpractice and fraud in civil court.
—Gabrielle Rockson, PEOPLE, 1 Apr. 2026
The civil court victory wasn’t her first.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
One of the men suing Spacey in civil court previously did so in 2022, but the case was put on hold during his criminal trial.
—Ellise Shafer, Variety, 19 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil court
Noun
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The trial court dismissed the case, and a federal appeals court upheld the decision.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In oral arguments on Thursday, his attorney Jennifer Bonjean argued that the trial court improperly withheld salacious Facebook messages between the victim and Pascal Vicedomini, the proprietor of an Italian film festival.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of former President Islam Karimov, is behind bars in Uzbekistan as the trial opens in a Swiss federal criminal court in the southern city of Bellinzona.—
Jamey Keaten,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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No criminal charges were filed because the main accuser refused to testify in criminal court.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Civil court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20court. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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