Emergency Telecommunicator Certification Practice Exam

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What is the primary role of civil law?

To punish criminal behavior
To resolve individual conflicts
To maintain public order
To enforce governmental regulations

The correct answer is: To resolve individual conflicts

The primary role of civil law is to resolve individual conflicts. Civil law encompasses legal disputes between individuals or organizations that often involve issues such as contracts, property, family matters, and personal injury. Its main function is to provide a framework for individuals to seek legal remedies when they feel wronged or need to address grievances with others in a non-criminal context. In civil law cases, the resolution often involves compensation or restitution rather than punishment. This distinguishes civil law from criminal law, which focuses on punishing wrongdoers for offenses against the state or society as a whole. Maintaining public order and enforcing governmental regulations can also be aspects of the legal system, but they fall more squarely under the purview of criminal and administrative law rather than the individual conflict resolution focus of civil law.