civil

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The family’s civil attorney, Peter Carr, questioned the rationale behind Hochman’s move to dismiss, arguing prosecutors had been “shifting justification for a pre-determined conclusion” across multiple filings.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 16, 2026

A spendthrift trust is irrevocable and designed to protect a beneficiary’s inheritance from creditors, civil lawsuits resulting from an alleged $100,000 bank fraud and/or, as importantly, their own financial irresponsibility.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The university has previously announced plans to expand its Magee campus in Derry to 10,000 students but a senior civil servant recently questioned whether funding for that expansion was in place.

From BBC • Apr. 15, 2026

Sun’s matter with the SEC was settled in March: One of his companies agreed to pay a $10 million civil penalty, and the remaining charges against him were dismissed with prejudice.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 14, 2026

They had not long separated, when Miss Bingley came towards her, and with an expression of civil disdain accosted her:

From "Pride and Prejudice" by Jane Austen