civil action

noun

: a lawsuit about a person's rights

a civil action for wrongful death

Examples of civil action in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web

While Hancock County School District pursues civil action, the Justice Department’s probe into athletic equipment sales remains ongoing. — Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 27 Oct. 2026

Reporting an accident to an apartment office, creating an incident report, or communicating with an insurance company is not the same as filing a civil action in court. — Emma Clapp, Miami Herald, 16 Oct. 2026

According to the civil action, E’Mari disappeared below the water surface within a crowd and drowned in shallow water. — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026

The suits come nearly two months after the state sued Polymarket's primary competitor, Kalshi, in a similar civil action. — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Rhymes for civil action

• benefaction
• counteraction
• interaction
• liquefaction
• putrefaction
• rarefaction
• satisfaction
• stupefaction
• tumefaction
• abstraction
• attraction
• compaction