civil suit
civil suit · civil suits
A lawsuit; an action filed in a court of law to recover for injury wrongfully caused…A lawsuit; an action filed in a court of law to recover for injury wrongfully caused by another.
Meaning
1 sensesA lawsuit; an action filed in a court of law to recover for injury wrongfully caused by another.
More definitions
- a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
Forms
plural: civil suits| Singular | civil suit |
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Synonyms
1 synonymscivil case