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A quick definition of civil action:

A civil action is when someone sues another person or company because they believe they have been wronged. This is different from a criminal case, which is when the government prosecutes someone for breaking the law. In a civil case, the person who starts the lawsuit is called the plaintiff, and the person being sued is called the defendant. Common reasons for a civil case include breaking a contract, hurting someone, or saying something untrue about them. To win, the plaintiff must show how they were hurt and how the defendant caused it, and ask the court to help them by giving them money or making the defendant stop doing something.

A more thorough explanation:

A civil action is a type of lawsuit that does not involve criminal charges. It usually involves private parties, where the plaintiff (the person filing the complaint) is seeking some form of relief from the defendant (the person defending against the complaint's allegations). Civil law governs civil actions, while criminal law governs criminal actions.

  • A breach of contract: If one party fails to fulfill their obligations under a contract, the other party can file a civil action to seek damages.
  • Battery: If someone intentionally harms another person, the victim can file a civil action to seek compensation for their injuries.
  • Defamation: If someone makes false statements that harm another person's reputation, the victim can file a civil action to seek damages.
  • Violation of federal statutes and constitutional rights: If someone's rights have been violated, they can file a civil action to seek relief.

These examples illustrate how a civil action can be used to seek compensation or relief for harm caused by another person. In each case, the plaintiff is seeking some form of compensation or relief from the defendant, and the court will decide whether the plaintiff's claims are valid and what type of relief is appropriate.

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We sharing Goodreads on here?
1a2b3c4d26z
19:43
jurassic park unironically good
1a2b3c4d26z
19:43
crime and punishment top 1
1a2b3c4d26z
19:43
im okay with being called basic for that one
2big2fail
19:44
im gatekeeping my current book
Dkk
19:44
@2big2fail: looks like an Aristotle wannabe.
2big2fail
19:44
whatever. im just reading the financial times
1a2b3c4d26z
19:44
ft goated
concorde
19:45
I hate Dostoevsky
2big2fail
19:45
studying cloud computing, not the cloud of unknowing
babycat
19:45
@1a2b3c4d26z: serotonin is my fave houellebecq
1a2b3c4d26z
19:45
chefs kiss mwah
2big2fail
19:45
i honestly dont understand why people like houellebecq
1a2b3c4d26z
19:45
I'll try to describe how I feel about him
2big2fail
19:46
my favorite french authors are balzac and proust, as basic as that is
1a2b3c4d26z
19:46
basically I read his book and the whole time I read it I liked it so I finished it and I said hm I liked that book written by the author houellebecq
1a2b3c4d26z
19:46
balzac hahaha
2big2fail
19:46
lost illusions is goated
does it take longer to hear back if u applied to scholarships for schools like ucla???
Dkk
19:47
For Houellebecq I have only read https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Atomised
JumpySubsequentDolphin
19:47
you guys should read averroes
also do we think ucla wont do a wave tmw cuz they did a tiny one tonight, can schools do 2 days ina. row
JumpySubsequentDolphin
19:47
perhaps read the incoherence of philosophy first and then read averroes’ response: “the incoherence of the incoherence”
2big2fail
19:47
@Dkk: i read that one. just thought it was boring and not really in touch with reality
JumpySubsequentDolphin
19:47
SPLITTY usually they’re Friday!
Dkk
19:48
@2big2fail: I agree.
HUH then what the heck is this wave tonight ab are they tryna give us an attack???
babycat
19:49
@texaslawhopefully: don’t really remember it but my ibooks library says i read it in 2020. that whole year is a haze.
Dkk
19:51
My favorite book though, The Good Morty: https://archive.org/details/TheGoodMorty
Dkk
20:09
Man, I guess nobody like The Good Morty
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