Civil & Criminal ProceedingsTwo systems with different parties, standards and outcomes.LawCriminalState prosecutes the defendantBeyond reasonable doubtPunishment: fine, custody, orderPublic interest drives the caseAcquittal or convictionCivilOne party sues anotherBalance of probabilitiesRemedy: damages, injunctionClaimant controls the caseLiability or no liabilityTHE DIFFERENCE THAT MATTERSThe differing standards mean an acquittal does not prevent civilliability on the same facts.Educational reference. Terminology and standards vary betweenjurisdictions. This is not legal advice.Civil & Criminal Proceedingslearnposters.com
Civil & Criminal Proceedings — printable law & society wall chart from LearnPosters. Free vector PDF, US Letter and A4.

What’s on the Civil & Criminal Proceedings poster

Criminal against Civil, side by side.

Educational reference. Terminology and standards vary between jurisdictions. This is not legal advice.

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What’s on the Civil & Criminal Proceedings poster?
Criminal against Civil, side by side. Criminal: State prosecutes the defendant; Criminal: Beyond reasonable doubt; Criminal: Punishment: fine, custody, order; Criminal: Public interest drives the case; Criminal: Acquittal or conviction; Civil: One party sues another; Civil: Balance of probabilities; Civil: Remedy: damages, injunction; Civil: Claimant controls the case; Civil: Liability or no liability; The differing standards mean an acquittal does not prevent civil liability on the sam…. Educational reference. Terminology and standards vary between jurisdictions. This is not legal advice.
Who is the Civil & Criminal Proceedings poster for?
Civil & Criminal Proceedings belongs to the Law section rather than to a school year, because law & society is not something one grade owns. Anyone learning the legal system can pin it up — a beginner, a student mid-course, or someone revising years later.
When should you use the Civil & Criminal Proceedings poster?
The same conduct can produce both. They are not alternatives. A wall chart earns its place by being glanceable from where the work is happening, so Civil & Criminal Proceedings belongs on the wall where that law & society work actually happens, within glancing distance, rather than filed away.
What other posters go with Civil & Criminal Proceedings?
Proof, Access to Justice and Resolving Disputes Without Trial sit alongside Civil & Criminal Proceedings in the Law section. Printed together they make a wall rather than a single sheet, which is how a reference set actually gets used.ProofAccess to JusticeResolving Disputes Without Trial
Is the Civil & Criminal Proceedings poster free to download and print?
Yes. Civil & Criminal Proceedings downloads as a free PDF with no account, no email and no watermark, like everything else in the Law section. Print as many copies as you like for a home, a classroom, a library or a tutoring group; reselling the file is the only thing the licence rules out.Read the licence
What size does the Civil & Criminal Proceedings poster print at?
Civil & Criminal Proceedings is a vector PDF laid out for US Letter, and prints on A4 with Fit to page — the same file, no separate download. Because every mark on it is drawn rather than photographed, it stays sharp enlarged to A3, A2 or A1 at a copy shop. Colour carries emphasis only, so a greyscale print of Civil & Criminal Proceedings loses nothing.Printing guide

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