civil litigation

collocation in English

meaningsofcivilandlitigation

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civil
adjective
uk
/ˈsɪv.əl/us
/ˈsɪv.əl/
not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of ...
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litigation
noun[U]
uk
/ˌlɪt.ɪˈɡeɪ.ʃən/us
/ˌlɪt̬.əˈɡeɪ.ʃən/
the process of taking a case to a court of law so that a judgment can ...
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(Definition ofcivilandlitigationfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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Yet the formal similarities between a war and acivillitigationcould not conceal the deep moral rift between them.
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However, there are other circumstances affecting women in particular that must be considered when using evidence fromcivillitigation.
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Witness statements given incivillitigationshow how practice diverged.
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Just as strikingly, though, it is clear that when women got to court they were more successful than men incivillitigation.
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This unequal status hence blocks the way tocivillitigation.
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Whilecivillitigationhandles disputes between parties with equal legal status, administrative litigation deals with concrete administrative behaviours.
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Whatever the reasons, the position of the courts was clear: they would not directly take the disputes ascivillitigation.
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Yet the husband's legal responsibility for the debt obligations of the household meant that wives are rarely named in court records ofcivillitigationfrom the same era.
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There is not a word aboutcivillitigation.
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If this is notorious and pressing in the case ofcivillitigation, it is even more important in the case of criminal proceedings.
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Thirdly, in view of current conditions and costs,civillitigationis an extremely inefficient way of resolving disputes for most people.
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Expensivecivillitigationhas resource implications.
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Incivillitigation, it is the balance of probabilities which matters.
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Incivillitigation, there is more work at many, though not all, levels.
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Now, why doescivillitigationtake longer?
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The retained item is currently the subject ofcivillitigation.
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It was difficult for the victims concerned to take proceedings against those people because of the expenses and uncertainties ofcivillitigation.
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To return to consent, the parties are much more in control incivillitigation, which is a good way of getting to the truth.
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This will help a more rational basis to be applied and understood by all those affected bycivillitigation.
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That is in contrast with what they do incivillitigationwith the recovery unit in respect of social benefits.
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