| Criminal wrong | Civil wrong |
| · This is an act or omission committed or omitted in violation of public law. | · This is the violation of a persons rights by another. |
| · It is a wrong against the state. | · It is a wrong against a person i.e. human being, corporation or the state. |
| · Examples include murder, rape, drunken driving, incitement to violence causing death by dangerous driving, incest assault,
theft by servant uttering a false document. · Persons who commit criminal wrongs are |
· Examples include breach of contract, negligence, assault, battery, false imprisonment, defamation, nuisance, passing off deceit, conversion. |
| generally arrested by the state. They ar then charged in a court of law and
prosecuted by the state. |
e · The plaintiff sues the defendant for the wrong and must prove his case. |
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· If convicted they may be fined, imprisoned, or subjected to capital or corporal punishment. |
· Remedies for the plaintiff include damages, injunction, specific performance tracing account, winding up. |
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