civil defined, of or relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns, as distinct from military or ecclesiastical matters. where as criminal may be of the following but not limited to; Pertaining to, or involving, crimes or the administration of penal justice. wether or not they are to be correlated with the the terms "criminal Law" and "Civil Law" is determined among the parties and/or individuals occurance with the law. Seen in the examples listed the main diffrence between a civil law against criminal law is the impact it has on society. acts against criminal laws are more prominent to affect the community around it making it a social threat. while a civil incohernace to the law are likely to affect those involed directly in the …show more content…
civil court cases are composed primarily of A Plantiff( usually proceeds the class action lawsuit) , the defendant , and a Judge. clerk of court and lawyers also help in the prosecution. during this a jury may be present if requested but is uncommon. In a criminal case Arresting officers , judge , jury prosecutors , and corrections have a role in the process. In a criminal case Crimnal lThe accusations are brought forth to the judge, by the plantiff against the defendant. The judge will decide the penalty if the accused is found guilty of the civil accusations, the penalty is usally a compensation of money or return of service. Criminal cases are a much longer process wich can last from a few month to a couple of years. the process begins when the defendant is arrested and booked , then the intial apperance is made to determine if a bail is granted. the case follows throught to a trial with a judge and/or jury to hear the accusations from the prosecutors. wether or not they are indicted is based of evidence. the process is complete when they are found guilty or Not of the charges. the penalty is usaully pain inflicting, such as imprisonment , fine and fees , community service or even capital punishment ( Death). though criminla law is divergant from civil law in the form of; definition , written codes , prosecution, correction and aqquisittion, both "CRIMINAL LAW" and "CIVIL LAW" are derived from