18.0k views
18 votes
What is a simple law definition of a civil action?

User Jamlee
by
4.3k points

2 Answers

1 vote
A lawsuit brought to enforce, redress, or protect rights of private litigants—the plaintiffs and the defendants—not a criminal proceeding. Now all kinds of lawsuits are simply called civil actions without the former distinctions of procedure in law or in equity.
User Tomasz Grobelny
by
4.1k points
5 votes

Answer:

A civil action is a noncriminal lawsuit that begins with a complaint and usually involves private parties.

Step-by-step explanation:

User Faheem Azaz Bhanej
by
3.4k points