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Recent Examples of civil court
One of the women, Madison Atiabi, is Jewish and is now suing Nacua in a California civil court.
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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
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.
—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
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
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.
—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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil court
Noun
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While arguing to block the new rules during its appeal, the state attorney general's office has said the media plaintiffs don't have a right under the First Amendment to watch executions, let alone to see the additional segments ordered viewable by the trial court judge.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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The appeals court ordered the trial court judge to resentence Peters.—
Karissa Waddick,
USA Today,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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But while the civil court found the war crimes allegations were mostly proven on a balance of probabilities, the war crime murder charges would have to be proved in a criminal court to a higher standard of beyond reasonable doubt.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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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,
CBS News,
7 Apr. 2026
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“Civil court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20court. Accessed 14 Apr. 2026.
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