civil action

noun

: a lawsuit about a person's rights

a civil action for wrongful death

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Tuesday’s lawsuit is the first federal civil action that has been taken against Varsity since KKR became its owner. —

Daniel Libit, Sportico.com, 22 Oct. 2024 In 2020, Assi took civil action against Simran and received compensation and a private apology from her cousin in 2021. —

Olivia B. Waxman, TIME, 16 Oct. 2024 Driving the news: The lawsuit seeks to invalidate the committee's subpoena for de la Torre to testify, and to prevent the panel from taking criminal or civil action to enforce the subpoena. —

Peter Sullivan, Axios, 30 Sep. 2024 This was the point where the detectives clearly crossed a line, according to Jeff Noble, an expert in police procedure who reviewed the case at the request of Perez’s lawyer as part of the civil action. —

Rachel Clarke, CNN, 6 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for civil action