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Recent Examples of civil court
The legislation, which Landry signed Thursday, sought to have the Orleans Parish clerk of civil court take over the responsibilities of the clerk of criminal court.
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Jack Brook, ABC News, 4 May 2026
Almost a decade into Ruiz’s sentence, in 2002, the prosecutor’s office was still assisting the witness, submitting a letter to a civil court in support of her efforts to change her name.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
The concept has been criminalized in Hawaii and incorporated into family or civil court definitions of domestic violence in states such as California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
There, immigrants may be attending hearings on their asylum or green card applications, not participating in criminal or civil court proceedings.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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, 7 Apr. 2026
One of the women, Madison Atiabi, is Jewish and is now suing Nacua in a California civil court.
—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
The civil court victory wasn’t her first.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Jack Brook, ABC News, 4 May 2026
Almost a decade into Ruiz’s sentence, in 2002, the prosecutor’s office was still assisting the witness, submitting a letter to a civil court in support of her efforts to change her name.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 28 Apr. 2026
The concept has been criminalized in Hawaii and incorporated into family or civil court definitions of domestic violence in states such as California, Connecticut, Colorado, Hawaii, Kentucky, Louisiana, Maine, Massachusetts, New Jersey and Vermont.
—Marc Ramirez, USA Today, 25 Apr. 2026
There, immigrants may be attending hearings on their asylum or green card applications, not participating in criminal or civil court proceedings.
—Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 24 Apr. 2026
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, 7 Apr. 2026
One of the women, Madison Atiabi, is Jewish and is now suing Nacua in a California civil court.
—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
The civil court victory wasn’t her first.
—Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 26 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil court
Noun
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The trial court dismissed the case, and a federal appeals court upheld the decision.—
Melissa Quinn,
CBS News,
27 Apr. 2026
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In oral arguments on Thursday, his attorney Jennifer Bonjean argued that the trial court improperly withheld salacious Facebook messages between the victim and Pascal Vicedomini, the proprietor of an Italian film festival.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Gulnara Karimova, the daughter of former President Islam Karimov, is behind bars in Uzbekistan as the trial opens in a Swiss federal criminal court in the southern city of Bellinzona.—
Jamey Keaten,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
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No criminal charges were filed because the main accuser refused to testify in criminal court.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
24 Apr. 2026
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“Civil court.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civil%20court. Accessed 5 May. 2026.
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