KnowraCivil lawLinked fromLinked fromThe 6 pages that link to Civil law, each with the reason it gives.All 6Broader topic 1Related 2Narrower topic 1Compared with 2Criminal lawCompared with: Civil cases usually seek remedies for injured parties rather than state-imposed punishment.Punitive damagesNarrower topic: Punitive damages are an exceptional civil remedy rather than a criminal sentence.O. J. Simpson murder caseCompared with: The related wrongful-death claims used civil procedures and a lower burden of proof.LeviathanRelated: The sovereign's public rules replace private judgment as the standard for civil conduct.Jean BodinRelated: Bodin distinguished laws made by sovereign authority from higher principles that bind rulers.Law of RussiaBroader topic: Russia’s Civil Code supplies a central framework for private legal relations.