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civil trial

civil trial noun: a trial in which a plaintiff seeks damages or other remedy from a defendant; a lawsuit.

Noun

civil trial (plural civil trials)

  1. A trial in which a plaintiff seeks damages or other remedy from a defendant; a lawsuit

Forms of civil trial

pluralcivil trials

Questions about civil trial

What does civil trial mean?
Civil trial means a trial in which a plaintiff seeks damages or other remedy from a defendant; a lawsuit.
What part of speech is civil trial?
Civil trial is a noun.
What is the plural of civil trial?
The plural of civil trial is civil trials.

Words near civil trial in the dictionary

  1. civil suit
  2. civil suits
  3. civil time
  4. civil tongue
  5. civil tongues
  6. civil trial
  7. civil trials
  8. civil twilight
  9. civil twilights
  10. civil union
  11. civil unions

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