Civil vs Criminal Distinction

Discussions center on clarifying that a specific legal issue is a civil lawsuit rather than a criminal case, highlighting differences in standards of proof, liability, and court processes.

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CIVIL IMO SEC CRIMINAL USC IANAL i.e TPB criminal civil prosecution law suit legal sec crime proof court

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dotnet00 Oct 23, 2023 View on HN

I think that's more of a criminal case thing, while this is a civil matter.

hga Jan 20, 2012 View on HN

Errr, perhaps it's because this is civil matter ("lawsuit"), not a criminal case?

mattmanser Oct 3, 2017 View on HN

Aren't you talking about criminal rather than civil law?

mjfl Aug 11, 2022 View on HN

How is this a civil matter and not criminal?

nknight Oct 25, 2011 View on HN

That's a criminal matter, there's no applicability to a civil action.

rsynnott Aug 25, 2024 View on HN

There’s no _crime_, presumably, but far less clear that there’s no civil case.

jimrandomh Jan 16, 2018 View on HN

The key words in that sentence are "criminal prosecution". This is a civil suit.

rayiner Sep 13, 2013 View on HN

Quite possibly, but that's a civil issue, not a criminal one.

IIAOPSW Aug 13, 2024 View on HN

You can't. Civil court is different from criminal court. The standards are different.

msandford Aug 2, 2013 View on HN

That might be, but it's a CIVIL issue not a CRIMINAL one.