civil law: The body of laws of a state or nation dealing with the rights of private citizens.
criminal law: The body of law that defines criminal offenses, regulates the apprehension, charging, and trial of suspected persons, and fixes penalties and modes of treatment applicable to convicted offenders.
public law: Public law is the area of the law governing the relationship between individuals (citizens, companies) and the state, constitutional law,administrative law and criminal law are thus all sub-divisions of public law.
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