civilly

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Their lawyers argued that they couldn’t be sued under “prosecutorial immunity” — the concept that a prosecutor cannot be held civilly liable for actions taken in the scope of the job.

From Seattle Times

Another user added: "It's not gonna stop until bodies start stacking up. We are not civilly represented anymore and they'll come for us next. Some of us, they already have."

From Salon

Stone also urged attendees of the rally to conduct themselves "peacefully, civilly and legally."

From Salon

But legal analysts say it could be challenging to hold anyone civilly or criminally accountable.

From New York Times

But holding anyone civilly or criminally accountable for the flights may prove challenging, legal analysts said, and would most likely turn on whether the migrants were misled when they boarded the planes.

From New York Times