What is the difference between civil and criminal court proceedings?
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Civil proceedings are brought against you by an individual so a kind of private prosecution as where criminal proceedings are done by police and crown prosecution services.
civil is to do with divorce, suing ppl, etc and criminal to do with crimes against ppl/state - in simple terms
Criminal court proceedings are brought by the city, county, state or Federal government against a person or entity for allegations of a crime, which means at least one law was broken. If the defendant(s) is/are found guilty, some type of punishment is involved. A civil court proceeding is brought by a private citizen or entity against another private citizen or entity for allegations of "harm" (usually death, personal injury, property damage, or financial loss) that does not necessarily involve a crime -- could involve negligence, wrongful act, or wrongful omission. If the plaintiff "wins," the defendant(s) is/are ordered by the court to pay damages.
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