arrest in civil action
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civil — civ·il / si vəl/ adj [Latin civilis, from civis citizen] 1: concerning, befitting, or applying to individual citizens or to citizens as a whole a civil duty see also civil right 2: marked by public order: peaceable in behavior … Law dictionary
arrest — To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority. Taking, under real or assumed authority, custody of another for the purpose of holding or detaining him to answer a criminal charge or civil demand. State v. Ferraro, 81 N.J.Super. 213, 195 A … Black's law dictionary
arrest — To deprive a person of his liberty by legal authority. Taking, under real or assumed authority, custody of another for the purpose of holding or detaining him to answer a criminal charge or civil demand. State v. Ferraro, 81 N.J.Super. 213, 195 A … Black's law dictionary
civil process — noun : a writ or order of court in a civil action; especially : a writ for arrest in a civil proceeding … Useful english dictionary
civil arrest — A provisional or auxiliary remedy intended to secure the presence of the defendant in a civil action until final judgment. 5 Am J2d Arr § 52 … Ballentine's law dictionary
arrest on mesne process — Provisional relief by an attachment of the person of the defendant in a civil action … Ballentine's law dictionary
Civil Rights Act of 1871 — Full title An Act to enforce the Provisions of the Fourteenth Amendment to the Constitution of the United States and for other Purposes Colloquial name(s) Ku Klux Klan Act Enacted by the 24th United States Congress … Wikipedia
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Civil and political rights — Civil rights redirects here. For other uses, see Civil rights (disambiguation). Rights Theoretical distinctions Natural and legal rights … Wikipedia
Civil disobedience — For other uses, see Civil disobedience (disambiguation). Mohandas Karamchand Gandhi was a figure known worldwide for advocating non violent civil disobedience. Civil disobedience is the active, professed refusal to obey certain laws, demands, and … Wikipedia
