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1. : Roman law especially as set forth in the Justinian code. 2. : the body of private law developed from Roman law and used in Louisiana and in many countries outside the English-speaking world. 3. : the law established by a nation or state for its own jurisdiction. 4. : the law of civil or private rights.
When used in the context of a common law legal system, the term civil law means that branch of the law not including criminal law. [1] [2] Civil litigation refers to legal proceedings undertaken to resolve a dispute rewarding an alleged civil wrong and seeking redress or payment of damages.
Civil law, also called Romano-Germanic law, the law of continental Europe, much of Latin America, and parts of Asia and Africa, based on an admixture of Roman, Germanic, ecclesiastical, feudal, commercial, and customary law. It is distinguished from the common law of the Anglo-American countries.
Civil law definition: the body of laws of a state or nation regulating ordinary private matters, as distinct from laws regulating criminal, political, or military matters.. See examples of CIVIL LAW used in a sentence.
noun [ U ] us / ˌsɪv. ə l ˈlɑː / uk / ˌsɪv. ə l ˈlɔː / Add to word list. the part of the legal system that relates to personal matters, such as marriage and property, rather than crime. SMART Vocabulary: related words and phrases. Rules & laws. administrative. admiralty. anti-bribery. anti-regulatory. anti-sodomy. binding. blue law. invocation.
In international law: International law and municipal law. In most civil-law countries, the adoption of a treaty is a legislative act. The relationship between municipal and international law varies, and the status of an international treaty within domestic law is determined by the country’s constitutional provisions.
civil. In reference to law, “civil” is used primarily as a descriptive term to denote conflicts between private individuals. Where in a civil case two or more individuals or private entities (such as corporations) dispute their rights relative to each other (such as in a contract or a tort ), a criminal case involves the government ...
