Civil Wrong

Civil wrong 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 wrong.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Officer
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• civil wrong in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• civil wrong in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

English Legal System: Civil Wrong

In the context of the English law, A Dictionary of Law provides the following legal concept of Civil Wrong : An infringement of a person’s rights, for which the person wronged may sue for damages or some other civil remedy. Examples are *torts and breaches of contract (*breach of contract).