Civil action definition

Civil action means all suits or claims of a civil nature in a state or federal court, whether cognizable as cases at law or in equity or admiralty. "Civil action" does not include any of the following:
Civil action means any action that is not a criminal action.
Civil action means an action in which a party seeks monetary or equitable relief at common law or pursuant to statute.

Examples of Civil action in a sentence

  • Civil action against the company may be made by any interested party, having suffered from a misrepresentation of the financial situation of the company.

  • Civil action" means an action that is not a criminal case, a civil infraction action, a proceeding commenced in the probate court under section 3982 of the estates and protected individuals code, 1988 PA 386, MCL 700.3982, or a proceeding involving a juvenile under chapter XIIA of the probate code of 1939, 1939 PA 288, MCL 712A.1 to 712A.32.


More Definitions of Civil action

Civil action means a civil proceeding pending in a court or other adjudicatory tribunal with jurisdiction to issue a request or subpoena for records, including a voluntary or required alternative dispute resolution mechanism under which a party may compel the production of records. The term does not include an examination or enforcement proceeding initiated by the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation or its successor and the board of governors of the Federal Reserve System or its successor, in exercise of their jurisdiction.
Civil action means all suits or claims of a civil nature in state or federal court, whether cognizable as cases at law or in equity or admiralty. The term "civil action" does not include an action relating to any workers' compensation law (R.C. Chapters 4121., 4123., 4127., and 4131.). (R.C. 2307.91(J) and (DD).)
Civil action means a civil proceeding pending in a tribunal. The term does not include an examination or enforcement proceeding initiated by:
Civil action means a civil action, as defined in Rule 2 of the Tennessee rules of civil procedure;
Civil action means any civil lawsuit filed in a federal or state court that seeks monetary (including damages for bodily injury, personal injury or property damage, or civil penalties), injunctive or other form of relief against a Director or the Airports Authority, and any appeal filed by the plaintiff or petitioner in such a lawsuit from a decision of a court of record; the term does not include an appeal filed by a Director in such a lawsuit (unless, in a particular matter, the Board determines that a Director’s appeal is to be considered a part of the Civil Action).
Civil action means an action intended to be pursued for the purpose of recovering damages, in respect of a wrong, for—
Civil action means the above-captioned action.