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Recent Examples of civil court
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.
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Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
The public can look at criminal and civil court records to get more context about a physician’s background, though.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Sakai, who spent decades as a civil court judge, takes a by-the-book approach to the job.
—Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
Immigration was no longer treated as a civil issue in which immigrants were deported if found through a civil court to have violated the law.
—Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Besides Bolton’s pending appeal to civil court, there are still a few more hurdles developers will need to face before construction can begin.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Lawyers for the city of Austin and Austin Transit Partnership, the governmental entity overseeing the project, argued Tuesday before the state’s highest civil court against attorneys from Paxton’s office.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
The decisions to take kids, return them or terminate parents’ rights are all made by a civil court.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The other appointments came in 2019, 2021 and 2023, and were to family law and civil court benches.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 2 Mar. 2026
The public can look at criminal and civil court records to get more context about a physician’s background, though.
—Amber Gaudet
updated February 23, Charlotte Observer, 23 Feb. 2026
Sakai, who spent decades as a civil court judge, takes a by-the-book approach to the job.
—Saul Pink, San Antonio Express-News, 20 Feb. 2026
Immigration was no longer treated as a civil issue in which immigrants were deported if found through a civil court to have violated the law.
—Pawan Dhingra, The Conversation, 12 Feb. 2026
Besides Bolton’s pending appeal to civil court, there are still a few more hurdles developers will need to face before construction can begin.
—Catherine Odom, Miami Herald, 11 Feb. 2026
Lawyers for the city of Austin and Austin Transit Partnership, the governmental entity overseeing the project, argued Tuesday before the state’s highest civil court against attorneys from Paxton’s office.
—Alex Driggars, Austin American Statesman, 10 Feb. 2026
The decisions to take kids, return them or terminate parents’ rights are all made by a civil court.
—Jayme Fraser, USA Today, 4 Feb. 2026
The other appointments came in 2019, 2021 and 2023, and were to family law and civil court benches.
—Jane Harper, Dallas Morning News, 4 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil court
Noun
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But in 2024 the trial court judge granted the city’s motion for summary judgment.—
Jeff McDonald,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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However, the Florida Supreme Court found the trial court had erred in handling aggravating factors in Trotter's case and ordered a new sentencing, and Trotter again drew the death penalty in 1993.—
CBS Miami Team,
CBS News,
24 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Schaefer, meanwhile, admitted in Indonesia criminal court to fatally beating von Wiese-Mack and was sentenced to 18 years.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
24 Feb. 2026
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Instead, accountability for the powerful is shoved over into the civil rather than criminal court system.—
Emily Galvin Almanza,
Literary Hub,
18 Feb. 2026
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“Civil court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20court. Accessed 4 Mar. 2026.
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