Civil Side
Defined in 3 dictionaries — Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Black's (1891)
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
Civil proceedings in a court having both civil and criminal jurisdiction are said to ' be on the "civil side" of the court, whether heard by the same judge as tries the criminal cases or not.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
The civil department or calendar of a court having also a criminal department or calendar. CiVil War. A war between citizens of the same nation; the war of the Rebellion in the United States which lasted from 1861-1865. Civilian. A scholar versed in the Roman law.
A Dictionary of Law
Henry Campbell Black · 1891
When the same court has jurisdiction of both civil and criminal matters, proceedings of the first class are often said to be on the civil side; those of the sec ond, on the criminal side,