civil lawsuit
En retssag mellem private parter, virksomheder eller myndigheder om et civilt krav — fx erstatning, betaling eller anerkendelse af en rettighed. Modsat en straffesag er formålet ikke straf, men afgørelse af et privatretligt mellemværende.
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