Examples of civil action in a Sentence
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Denaturalization is also possible as a civil action down the line.
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Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Afterward, Goldman’s family took civil action against Simpson, filing a wrongful death lawsuit against him.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
The civil action did not name a dollar amount sought by plaintiffs.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
The lawsuit, filed by the Strittmatter Kessler Koehler Moore law firm in Seattle, is the first civil action stemming from the incident filed so far.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2024
The bill details that such violations can be assessed and recovered in a civil action by the attorney general, a district attorney, or a city attorney.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2024
The lawsuit was a civil action, and no allegations of criminal wrongdoing by anyone have been raised.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2023
Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Donald Trump, the president, may well be immune from any civil action for allegedly inciting an attack against the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
The incident unfolded on Oct. 29, 2021, just before the start of the fifth inning, when Soler — after completing warm-up tosses in right field — threw a ball into the seats, according to the civil action filed last week in Cobb County Superior Court.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
Caitlin Yilek, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2024
Afterward, Goldman’s family took civil action against Simpson, filing a wrongful death lawsuit against him.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 11 Apr. 2024
The civil action did not name a dollar amount sought by plaintiffs.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 24 Jan. 2024
The lawsuit, filed by the Strittmatter Kessler Koehler Moore law firm in Seattle, is the first civil action stemming from the incident filed so far.
—Minyvonne Burke, NBC News, 13 Jan. 2024
The bill details that such violations can be assessed and recovered in a civil action by the attorney general, a district attorney, or a city attorney.
—Asher Notheis, Washington Examiner, 2 Jan. 2024
The lawsuit was a civil action, and no allegations of criminal wrongdoing by anyone have been raised.
—Bill Donahue, Billboard, 21 Dec. 2023
Photograph: Brandon Bell/Getty Images Donald Trump, the president, may well be immune from any civil action for allegedly inciting an attack against the US Capitol on January 6, 2021.
—Dell Cameron, WIRED, 1 Dec. 2023
The incident unfolded on Oct. 29, 2021, just before the start of the fifth inning, when Soler — after completing warm-up tosses in right field — threw a ball into the seats, according to the civil action filed last week in Cobb County Superior Court.
—David K. Li, NBC News, 2 Nov. 2023
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“Civil action.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/civil%20action. Accessed 19 Apr. 2024.
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