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, if any, shall be commenced in a Court of Law within two (2) years from the date either Party provides written notice to the other Party of such a claim.

  • Civil action, including the time period in which to file a civil action, as described in 511 IAC 7-45-9.

  • Civil action may be brought against the minor or his/her parents, or the individual if 18 years of age or older.

  • Notices of appeal directed to the Director shall be mailed to or served by hand on the General Counsel, according to part 104 of this chapter, with a duplicate copy mailed or served by hand on the Trademark Trial and Appeal Board.(c) Civil action.

  • Dec.26, 1984.400.610a Civil action in name of state; initiation; complaint; intervention; pleadings; discovery; stay; alternative remedy; award; share of proceeds; court finding of frivolous claim; civil fine.Sec.


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 an action intended to be pursued for the purpose of recovering damages, in respect of a wrong, for—
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 a civil proceeding commenced in any manner prescribed but does not include a civil action commenced under the Judicature (Small Claims Procedure) Rules, 2011;
Civil action means the above-captioned action.