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What is the difference between criminal justice and civil justice?

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criminal justice : crime against the state

civil justice : private dispute

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Step-by-step explanation:

That was a criminal case, meaning the case involved the government's prosecution of a crime.

That was a civil case, meaning the case involved a legal dispute between private parties.

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