Unit 5

Gap-fill exercise

Fill in all the gaps, then press "Check" to check your answers. Use the "Hint" button to get a free letter if an answer is giving you trouble. You can also click on the "[?]" button to get a clue. Note that you will lose points if you ask for hints or clues!
1) Civil law is designed to regulate matters of a private nature involving issues such as contracts and domestic .
2) In civil law cases, individuals rather than government bring in which redress is sought for some harmful action.
3) Civil law provides a means for settling private .
4) The party bringing the suit is called the .
5) The party being sued is called the .
6) The defendant may also feel that there has been a wrong committed by the plaintiff, in which case will be filed along with the answer.
7) Civil cases are usually disputes between or among , and other organizations.
8) In most civil cases the plaintiff’s is to prove the case by a preponderance of evidence.