Civil law, as opposed to criminal law, is the branch of law dealing with disputes between individuals and/or organizations, in which compensation may be awarded to the victim. For instance, if a car crash victim claims damages against the driver for loss or injury sustained in an accident, this will be a civil law case. Civil law courts provide a forum for deciding disputes involving torts (such as accidents, negligence, and libel), contract disputes, the probate of wills, trusts, property disputes, administrative law, commercial law, and any other private matters that involve private parties or organizations including government departments. The objectives of civil law are different from other types of law. In civil law there is the attempt to right a wrong, honor an agreement, or settle a dispute. If there is a victim, they get compensation, and the person who is the cause of the wrong pays, this being a civilized form of, or legal alternative to, revenge.
Picabo is an unincorporated community in Blaine County, Idaho, United States. Latitude 43.305N, longitude 114.066W. Zip Code 83348. The 2000 US census for this zip code shows a population of 128 in 56 housing units in 40 square miles. Picabo is on Silver Creek. The name "Picabo" supposedly derives from an Indian term translated as "silver water". Its name was made familiar by Picabo Street, an Olympic skier who grew up in nearby Triumph.