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civil law, n a statutory law, as opposed to common law or judge-made law (such as case law). The Dental Practice Act in every state is a civil law. civil law the form of law which is conducted inquisitorially with the judge asking all of the questions and deciding the outcome. The basis of European law. The opposite to English law, which is adversarial in its approach. |
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That case was special to us because for the first time it asked the question of whether or not there was a public constitutional right to access to civil proceedings," Newton said. In a civil proceeding, the side that produces a "preponderance of the evidence," showing that its story is more likely than not to be true, wins. ``This would be a civil proceeding, and that is completely separate from anything criminal,'' Greenberg said. |
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