民事

みんじ
noun
civil affairs; civil (law)
1. civil matters; civil (law); civil case
Legal matters between private parties — disputes over contracts, money, property, or damages — as opposed to criminal matters. Contrasts with 刑事(けいじ) (criminal).
民事(みんじ)の裁判(さいばん)を起(お)こす。
To file a civil lawsuit.
この問題(もんだい)は民事(みんじ)で解決(かいけつ)すべきだ。
This matter should be settled as a civil case.
交通事故(こうつうじこ)では、刑事(けいじ)責任(せきにん)とは別(べつ)に民事(みんじ)責任(せきにん)も問(と)われる。
In a traffic accident, civil liability is pursued separately from criminal liability.

COMMON COLLOCATIONS:

  • 民事(みんじ)訴訟(そしょう): civil lawsuit
  • 民事(みんじ)裁判(さいばん): civil trial
  • 民事(みんじ)責任(せきにん): civil liability
  • 民事(みんじ)事件(じけん): civil case

SIMILAR WORDS:

  • 刑事(けいじ): criminal — its direct antonym, covering crimes prosecuted by the state.
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