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I have always understood that a Criminal action is where the Police are the prosecuting authority,against a person,or persons who have been charged with a criminal offence. A Civil action is where a lawyer,or QC initiates a legal action on behalf of a client or company,not facing criminal charges. Criminal action is for crimes against society. These are usually clearly outlined in statutes and law. A good example would be a ticket for speeding. It is a violation of law. Civil action is for harm caused to a person. This could be hurting them physically, mentally, hurting their property, etc. If you tell a person that a teacher was having a relationship with a student. If the teacher gets fired because of the lie, they could bring a civil action against you for causing them to get fired.

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Can a criminal wrong also be a civil wrong?

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A tort IS a civil, as opposed to a criminal, wrong.


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What must be resolve first in a case is it the criminal aspect or the civil aspect?

If there are, in fact, both a criminal and a civil side to the incident, the criminal aspect will be handled first. The "state's" (i.e.: the "people's") interests in prosecuting a crime take precedence over the civil wrong against an individual. (Think the O.J. Simpson case.) Traditionally, the criminal matter will be decided first. This is primarily because proceeding with the civil case can prejudice a criminal defendant's rights. The civil case will wind up stalled because the criminal defendant can refuse to comply with civil discovery by asserting the right to remain silent. Admissions or statements given in a civil case could be employed against the criminal defendant. As a practical matter the civil case cannot proceed until there is a resolution of the criminal matter. For further information see the related links below.


How can a single act violate more than one kind of law such as both civil laws and criminal law?

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