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civil liability

   Also found in: Medical, Financial, Encyclopedia, Wikipedia, Hutchinson 0.04 sec.

civil liability n. potential responsibility for payment of damages or other court-enforcement in a lawsuit, as distinguished from criminal liability, which means open to punishment for a crime.



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``Employment cases represent the largest risk factor -- as far as verdicts or payouts,'' said Gary Geuss, chief assistant city attorney in the Civil Liability Management Group.
People who use the services of unlicensed contractors expose themselves to civil liability under their homeowners' policies if contractors or their employees are injured on the job.
 
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