Understanding the Differences between Civil and Criminal Cases.pdf

The legal system is broadly divided into two main types of cases: civil and criminal. Civil and criminal cases are different in terms of their objectives, procedures, and the outcomes that follow. Civil cases are usually between two parties, or firms while criminal ones are instituted by the state against an individual or a company that has been indicted of a criminal offense. It is, therefore, important that people who are in one way or the other involved in court processes differentiate between civil and criminal cases.

1. UNDERSTANDING THE DIFFERENCES
BETWEEN CIVIL AND CRIMINAL CASES

2. CIVIL AND CRIMINAL COURT CASES: MAJOR DIFFERENCES
Civil and criminal Cases are two different categories that are dealt
with within the judicial system of the country. A civil case therefore
consists of two parties who resolve their civil dispute in the civil
court, for example contractual disputes, property disputes and
family related disputes. In such situations, the plaintiff wants
money from the defendant or wants the defendant to do something
specific. The civil court proceedings therefore do not lead to
incarceration as happens in criminal cases, but to judgment which
comes in the form of money or some other form of relief.On the
other hand, Civil and Criminal Court Cases involve the trials and
charging of an individual or organization with a violation of the
criminal law by the state. In criminal matters, the state has to prove
the defendant’s guilt, and the penalties that may be imposed
include fines, imprisonment, or worse depending on the nature of
the offense. There is a higher standard of proof in criminal law than
in civil law since a person’s liberty is at stake

3. CIVILASSETFORFEITUREAND
ITSRELATIONTOLEGAL
PROCEEDINGS
Civil asset forfeiture is specifically a criminal
justice procedure, although it may be
connected with civil lawsuits. It enables the
police and other related authorities to freeze
property that is suspected to be affiliated with
unlawful business such as drug trafficking or
money laundering. Civil Asset Forfeiture is an
approach different from criminal cases as it
does not mandate the standard of beyond a
reasonable doubt in order to take the property.
This is an implication that the state can seize
the property even when the owner has not
been charged with any crime

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