civil action
NOUN
12 LETTERS · STARTS WITH C
civil action is a valid 12-letter word worth 18 points in Scrabble and 23 points in Words with Friends.
SCRABBLE
WORDS WITH FRIENDS
C3I1V4I1L1A1C3T1I1O1N1
3 + 1 + 4 + 1 + 1 + 0 + 1 + 3 + 1 + 1 + 1 + 1 =18 PTS
DOUBLE WORD → 36TRIPLE WORD → 54
MEANING
What does civil action mean?
NOUN · 1 SENSE
1
Legal action to protect a private civil right or to compel a civil remedy (as distinguished from criminal prosecution).
BROADER