Synonyms for civil suit
civ·il suit

Princeton's WordNet

1. civil suitnoun

   a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant

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1. • Law
   • Lawsuit

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1. Tom Kline:

   The civil suit focuses on holding accountable the individuals who planned and participated in the reckless hazing activities which caused Tim's death, we expect this federal lawsuit to result in a trial to determine the shared responsibility of all those who contributed to the needless and senseless tragedy. We look to the civil justice system to obtain a full measure of accountability.

2. Daniel Riesel of Sive:

   I don't think there is any defense in a civil suit.

3. Matt Araiza:

   The filing of the civil suit is clearly an attempt to put pressure on the DA to file a case.

4. Daniel Riesel of Sive:

   I don’t think there is any defense in a civil suit.

5. Chris Stewart:

   This is just an example of if you keep the faith, even in the darkest times, you will see the light, we are going to patiently wait for the criminal trial in this case and we are going to patiently wait to see if the city, the police department and the chief are going to take responsibility in the civil suit.