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In criminal law when someone does a wrong its called a crime. In civil law its called a ?

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There are two types of criminal laws: misdemeanors and felonies. A misdemeanor is an offense that is considered a lower level criminal offense, such as minor assaults, traffic offenses, or petty thefts. In contrast, felony crimes involve more serious offenses.
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Criminal law is the body of law that deals with crime and the legal punishment of party responding is called the defendant and the process is called litigation