civil

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In his telling, two distinct social archetypes rooted in the era of England’s 17th-century civil war—the Cavalier and the Puritan—were symbolized by the ships of his title, the White Lion and the Mayflower.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 10, 2026

Enfield Council said it had reported a case of criminal damage to the Met Police at the time of the felling, however it is understood the force has deemed it a civil matter.

From BBC • Jun. 10, 2026

In the DOJ’s aborted investigation of Southern Coal, prosecutors and federal agents had begun to gather evidence, scrutinizing testimony in the Justices’ various civil trials, and had approached former employees seeking information.

From Salon • Jun. 10, 2026

A heated courtroom exchange erupted Monday in the critical punitive phase of the civil wrongful death trial against Rebecca Grossman and her former lover, onetime Dodgers pitcher Scott Erickson.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 9, 2026

As if that weren’t enough, although the fighting in Ireland had come to an end, civil war had broken out in England.

From "The Scientists" by John Gribbin