Civil Court
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Civil court in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of civil court.
Resources
See Also
- Law Enforcement Officer
- Police Officer
- Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
- civil court in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
- civil court in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
- A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis
English Legal System: Civil Court
In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Civil Court : A court exercising jurisdiction over civil rather than criminal cases. In England the principal civil courts of first instance (*court of first instance) are the *county courts and the *High Court. *Magistrates’ courts have limited civil jurisdiction, mainly confined to matrimonial proceedings.
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