criminal law vs civil law
criminal law
Definitions
noun
- the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment
Examples
Legislation is needed because existing criminal law does not adequately address upskirting.
In both, it is assumed that the criminal law can and should be used to protect or to reinforce moral principles.
He was a professor of criminal law at Harvard University law school.
civil law
Definitions
noun
- the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
- the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
Examples
The civil law deems that the victim did not intend.
This arrangement is distinguishable from the hypothec of Roman Law and of modern civil law, which is comparable to a mortgage.
Second, the damages a court awards in a civil lawsuit will not be covered under most church insurance policies.
