Synonyms for civil law
civ·il law

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1. civil lawnoun

   the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation

   Synonyms:
   jus civile

   Antonyms:
   law of nations, international law

2. Roman law, Justinian code, civil law, jus civilenoun

   the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law

   Synonyms:
   jus civile

   Antonyms:
   international law, law of nations

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1. Laurie Levenson:

   It can impact policies not just on whether they go after individuals or organizations, it can impact how aggressive you get with the use of criminal law, as opposed to civil law or regulatory actions.

2. Ron Kuby:

   If the police want to use the civil law as a tool in their policing, those of us who pay their salaries have the opportunity now to engage in some real reform, which is, stop the indemnification of cops, stop the free lawyers for the police, stop the qualified immunity for the police --and well see how that works out for them.

3. Charles Kuck:

   This is a civil law violation, and the continued detention of Mr. Abraham-Joseph serves no other purpose than to unnecessarily punish him and try to intimidate him into giving up his right to fight to remain in the United States.