civil action
civil action noun: in the United States, a lawsuit between private parties, including an action by a private person against a government entity, which will be treated as a private party by the court.
Noun
civil action (plural civil actions)
- In the United States, a lawsuit between private parties, including an action by a private person against a government entity, which will be treated as a private party by the court.
- In Roman Dutch law, a lawsuit that is not criminal in nature. It may be between the state and a private party. It is usually based in contract, or delict (tort).
civil action meaning in Tamil and Urdu
civil action in Tamil
- உரிமையியல் நடவடிக்கை
civil action in Urdu
- دیوانی نالش, دعویٰ دیوانی
Forms of civil action
| plural | civil actions |
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Questions about civil action
- What does civil action mean?
- Civil action means in the United States, a lawsuit between private parties, including an action by a private person against a government entity, which will be treated as a private party by the court.
- What is civil action in Tamil?
- Civil action in Tamil is உரிமையியல் நடவடிக்கை. See Civil action meaning in Tamil.
- What part of speech is civil action?
- Civil action is a noun.
- What is the plural of civil action?
- The plural of civil action is civil actions.
Words near civil action in the dictionary
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Adapted from Wiktionary: civil action (page history and authors); civil action (Tamil Wiktionary) (page history and authors); civil action (Urdu Wiktionary) (page history and authors). Text available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike 4.0 license. Word.ws reformatted the entry and added links. Wiktionary data of 2026-09-02.
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