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civil procedure. 1. The body of law — usu. rules enacted by the legislature or courts — governing the methods and practices used in civil litigation. • An example is the Federal Rules of Civil Procedure. 2.A particular method or practice used in carrying on civil litigation. [Blacks Law 8th]

civil power.See POLITICAL POWER. [Blacks Law 8th]

civil possession.See POSSESSION. [Blacks Law 8th]

civil penalty.See PENALTY(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

civil partnership.See CIVIL UNION. [Blacks Law 8th]

civil offense.See public tort under TORT. [Blacks Law 8th]

civil obligation.See conventional obligation under OBLIGATION. [Blacks Law 8th]

civil month.See MONTH(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

civil marriage.See MARRIAGE(3). [Blacks Law 8th]

civil liberty.(usu. pl.) Freedom from undue governmental interference or restraint. • This term usu. refers to freedom of speech or religion. In American law, early civil liberties were promulgated in the Lawes and Libertyes of Massachusetts (1648) and the Bill of Rights (1791). In English law, examples are found in Magna Carta (1215), the Petition…