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Distinguishing the criminal and civil law Before explaining some differences between civil and criminal functions and purposes, we must have some idea of the nature of law "law is asset of rules which prohibit us from doing curtain things on pain of punishment and which exist for the settling of disputes between people and recognized legal entities and between privet individuals" (Roger Thomas dose 2003-2004 p.7.). As roger Thomas said there should be a set of rules for each individual to prohibit him from doing things which are not right, therefore there is a parliament and other different bodies which sets the rules for the environment. In our environment the law determines into two sections: civil and criminal law, the difference between them is that the criminal law aims to punish the offender where as the civil law aims to compensate the victim. The word "Tort" comes from the...

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