Which of the following is true regarding criminal and civil causes of action? O in both criminal and civil cases, if the defendant
wins it is called an acquittal.
O if the defendant is charged with a crime, he or
she cannot also be sued for the same act.
The legal remedy in both civil and criminal cases
can be incarceration, money damages, an order
to stop doing something, or an order to give
something back.
O You can sometimes have both a criminal case
and a civil case for the same act.
O In both criminal and civil cases, the party
initiating the case is called the plaintiff.