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Recent Examples of civil court
Read was acquitted of the murder of John O'Keefe in the summer of 2025, but now O'Keefe's family is suing her in civil court.
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Kristina Rex, CBS News, 26 Mar. 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
The disgraced comedian, now 88, stands accused in a Santa Monica civil court case of raping a woman before a comedy show nearly six decades ago.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The program, which launched last month, gave half a dozen Los Angeles County civil court judges access to AI software called Learned Hand.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The Arizona action is not in civil court so there is, for now, no enforcement action being sought to shut down Kalshi within Arizona state lines.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
In Florida, there are special rules of procedure called the Florida Small Claims Rules, which make procedures simpler, faster and more informal than the regular civil court process.
—Florence Taylor Barner, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Nearly 16 years after Jafar Karzoun died after a fight outside a restaurant in Storrs during Spring Weekend at the University of Connecticut, his parents will finally see the wrongful death accusations tied to his killing argued in civil court.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Kristina Rex, CBS News, 26 Mar. 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
The disgraced comedian, now 88, stands accused in a Santa Monica civil court case of raping a woman before a comedy show nearly six decades ago.
—Victoria Bekiempis, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2026
The program, which launched last month, gave half a dozen Los Angeles County civil court judges access to AI software called Learned Hand.
—James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 18 Mar. 2026
The Arizona action is not in civil court so there is, for now, no enforcement action being sought to shut down Kalshi within Arizona state lines.
—David K. Li, NBC news, 17 Mar. 2026
In Florida, there are special rules of procedure called the Florida Small Claims Rules, which make procedures simpler, faster and more informal than the regular civil court process.
—Florence Taylor Barner, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Nearly 16 years after Jafar Karzoun died after a fight outside a restaurant in Storrs during Spring Weekend at the University of Connecticut, his parents will finally see the wrongful death accusations tied to his killing argued in civil court.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil court
Noun
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In July, an appellate court sent the case back to the trial court.—
Christopher Spata,
The Orlando Sentinel,
21 Mar. 2026
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But introducing the technology in Los Angeles County Superior Court — one of the country’s largest and busiest trial court systems — could spur other courts to consider adopting their own use of AI.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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The attorney who represented her during the hearing is also defending her in federal criminal court.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
27 Mar. 2026
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All civil and criminal court cases have been postponed, and court deadlines have been temporarily paused.—
CBS News Atlanta Digital Staff,
CBS News,
24 Mar. 2026
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“Civil court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20court. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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