criminal vs civil

• criminal law

  purpose of criminal law is to protect the community by establishing crimes and outlining sanctions for those who commit crimes
• civil law

  an area of law that regulates disputes between individuals or groups
• criminal parties

  • prosecution
  • accused
• civil parties

  • applicant
  • defendant
• criminal outcome of trial

  • guilty
  • not guilty
• civil outcome of trial

  • liable
  • not liable
• criminal burden of proof

  • prosecution
• civil burden of proof

  • applicant
• burden of proof


  refers to the duty of the prosecution to successfully prove the accused's guilt in order to produce a guilty verdict 
• criminal standard of proof

  beyond reasonable doubt 99%
• civil standard of proof


  on the balance of probabilities 51%
• criminal consequence

  sanctions
• civil consequence

  remedies