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The criminal law punishes someone who is found guilty of breaching the laws of the land by imposing fines, a jail sentence, both a fine and a jail sentence, or by imposing terms or conditions on the guilty person's conduct, like a restraining order or a peace bond. | The criminal law punishes someone who is found guilty of breaching the laws of the land by imposing fines, a jail sentence, both a fine and a jail sentence, or by imposing terms or conditions on the guilty person's conduct, like a restraining order or a peace bond. | ||
The goal of civil law, however, isn't to punish someone who has breached a duty owed to someone else; the goal is to compensate the person who suffered the harm for the harm he or she suffered. Normally, this takes the form of damages, a financial award intended to account for things like pain and suffering, lost wages, rehabilitation and medical costs and so forth. Damages are an attempt to provide monetary compensation for the harm suffered as a result of the wrongful act. | The goal of civil law, however, isn't to punish someone who has breached a duty owed to someone else; the goal is to compensate the person who suffered the harm for the harm he or she suffered. Normally, this takes the form of damages, a financial award intended to <span class="noglossary">account</span> for things like pain and suffering, lost wages, rehabilitation and medical <span class="noglossary">costs</span>, and so forth. Damages are an attempt to provide monetary compensation for the harm suffered as a result of the wrongful act. | ||
==The ''Criminal Code''== | ==The ''Criminal Code''== | ||