Civil Law and Trials Review

The injured party in a civil court case

• Plaintiff

• Defendant

• Prosecution

• Attorney

The verdict a jury or judge in a civil trial might reach

• Guilty

• Not guilty

• Liable

• No Decision

The standard of proof in a civil trial

• Preponderance of evidence

• Beyond reasonable doubt

• Reasonable suspicion

• Probable cause

Money the defendant would be required to pay to make up for the harm/injury caused

• Punitive Damages

• Compensatory Damages

• Nominal Damages

• Bail

Failure to use reasonable care, drunk driving for example

• Negligence

• Battery

• Defamation

• Malice

Unlawful control over another person's property. Similar to larceny or theft in criminal law.

• False imprisonment

• Trespassing

• Nuisance

• Conversion

Occurs when a person intentionally causes a harmful or offensive physical contact with another person

• Assault

• Libel

• Battery

• Nuisance

In order for slander or libel to be proven, a 3rd person must hear the statement.

• True

• False

A defendant may go to jail in a civil case.

• True

• False

A grand jury determines whether or not someone is innocent or guilty.

• True

• False