“civil law”
This page shows official legal definitions of “civil law” from courts and ministries of justice in multiple countries. Definitions are listed in order of reading level to help with both basic understanding and deeper context.
Australia
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Law which is not public (criminal, administrative, constitutional, international) or church law, that is, private law. It may mean law based on the Roman system. Throughout this book, civil law means non-criminal law.
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New Zealand
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The part of the legal system that relates to personal matters, such as marriage and property, rather than crime.
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