a civil action

英漢例句

What if it isn’t a civil action?
假如不是民事訴訟怎麼辦？
She brought a civil action against one of her neighbours.
她對她的一個鄰居提出民事訴訟。
A civil action, however, would have to demonstrate only recklessness.
然而，在民事訴訟上，則必須証明買賣衹是魯莽之?dāng)H才能勝訴。

After District Attorney Rex Gore closed the criminal investigation, the Buff family filed a civil action for the purposes of determining the cause of death.
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She notes that the regulator's decision to lodge a civil action, not criminal proceedings, gives it a higher chance of winning than many might think, because a lower standard of proof is required.
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