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1567 T. Stapleton Counterblast ii. vi. f. 113 Yea so farre was this Emperour from al gouernment ouer Priestes in matters ecclesiastical, that euen in matters ciuil or temporal, he woulde not suffer priestes to be called to the ciuil court.

a1675 B. Whitelocke Memorials Eng. Affairs (1682) anno 1648 375/2 Fair quarter for his life, which was explained to be, a freedom from any execution of the Sword, but not any protection from the judicial proceedings of a Civil Court; and mercy, was explained to be only from the promiscuous execution of the Sword, but that he might be tryed by a Council of War.

1705 tr. Present State Europe ii. 16 The New Civil Court, where all appeals in Civil Cases from the Exterior or out-lying Magistracy are decided.

1780 G. Crompton Pract. Common-placed I. Introd. p. ix The civil court retained the name of the county court.., and in it all the civil pleas of consequence arising in the county were discussed and decided.

1839 J. R. McCulloch Statist. Acct. Brit. Empire (ed. 2) II. iv. iv. 136 Inferior ones of known jurisdiction..such as a leet or a civil court within a borough.

1913 Southeastern Reporter 77 249/1 Military courts shall never take the place of the civil courts of the State for the trial of a civil offense.

1987 Courier-Mail (Brisbane) (Nexis) 15 Oct. Under the current constitution the ordination of a woman could be tested in the ecclesiastical or civil courts.

2004 H. Kennedy Just Law (2005) i. 25 When an individual suffers a loss or is harmed in some way, they seek redress through the civil courts using the law of torts.