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which means that the court will weight all the evidence and decide what is most probable and
whose claims are most likely to be true. The outcome of a civil procedure is that a defendant
is liable or not liable.
Civil actions (an official complaint, made by a person against another person) are usually
started by individuals. All actions concerning goods, property ( an object or objects that
belong to someone), debt repayment (giving back the money you owe someone) and breach of
contract (unexcused failure to fulfill one's duties under a contract) are subject to civil
procedure. The court sets a timetable for litigation (the process of taking a case to a law court
so that a judgment can be made). The party bringing a civil action is the plaintiff and the
other party is known as a defendant. In civil case, the court will weight all the evidence and
decide what is most probable.
In a civil court the main argument if the defendant is liable is about the amount of money or