Thesaurus results for CIVIL COURT

civil court

noun

as in trial court

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Recent Examples of civil court Behind closed doors Taylor and Rachelle Kiesel are now among 15 families suing CALO in civil court, with allegations ranging from negligent infliction of emotional distress to battery. —

Samantha Rappaport, CBS News, 18 May 2026 Legal experts warn the measure could have far-reaching consequences for the state’s civil court system, hitting not just attorney pocketbooks but denting courtroom access for people who are injured in accidents and don’t have the money to pay a lawyer up front. —

Sacbee.com, 8 May 2026 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. —

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 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

Recent Examples of Synonyms for civil court

Noun

The trial court summarily rejected both arguments.

— Dan Eaton, San Diego Union-Tribune, 18 May 2026
The appeals court that ordered a trial court to reconsider Peters' sentence said the trial judge's consideration of her belief in the existence of 2020 election fraud went beyond what was relevant to sentencing her.

— Aysha Bagchi, USA Today, 16 May 2026