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Trish D
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No, being sued is a civil matter, not a criminal one. |
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Walter W. Krijthe
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Not as far as saying you're a criminal is concerned, unless you're found guilty. All trials will be recorded, of course, and in such you will have a criminal record. Although it might be called different... :-/ |
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Mephistopheles
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No, being sued occurs in a civil court, like for instance a County Court and not in a criminal court of law. |
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aaltonen
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On the whole the slightly 'unofficial' term "sue" refers to a civil case, whereby another private individual or organisation (company etc.) takes you to court over a claim, typically for money, nuisance, etc. You won't get a criminal record from a civil case, although the court judgement will be entered against you in some type of record.
Even if the police/CPS charges you with a crime and you therefore end up in court to answer it (which may be what you mean by "getting sued"), you can only get a criminal record if you're actually found guilty.
Either way, being simply charged with something won't create a criminal record. |
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taketwo
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nope |
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PAUL F
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no, the state is not involved, there is no prosecution and no sentence given by the court-only a judgement, therefore-no criminal record! |
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Mark
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if you sue someone...this is a civil matter, not criminal :) |
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globallypuzzled
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There is a crucial difference between being "sued" and being "prosecuted". In the latter case, if a Court finds you guilty you will have a criminal record. In the former, you may be required by the Court to do something you don't want to do 9e.g. pay money to the person suing you or refrain from doing something which you wanted to carry on doing).
Neither a civil nor a criminal court case is a pleasant experience. avoid courts if you can. |
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Josef H
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Definately not because you can only be sued under civil law and to get a criminal record you have to have been convicted under criminal law. Mind you this is all messed up because you are a criminal for stealing a can of beans from a multi-national mega rich supermarlet chain because you are starving but you are only a deviant if you break up someones (or your own) family by being loose with your morals - which can cause a great deal of pain and suffering...the law is all wrong!!! |
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scififed
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no. but if you did a crime then it will show up. this law suit could actually affect your credit report. know some one who sued someone else and that person tried to get a home loan and it was denied for the law suit had a lien on their credit report. |
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tommy
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dont think so!
you dont need to commit a crime to be sued. |
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Jabba_da_hut_07
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Noooo! but if you did do somthing wrong it may come back and bite you on the bum!
Why you being sued? |
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Breeze
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Sueing is usually done in a Civil, not Criminal Caught, often the one the offence is tried in a Criminal Court, and the accused is found guilty the injured party will then sue for damages in a Civil action. Eg the boxer who injured that couple and has just been release, will now be sued by the couple in a civil court.
So being sued does not get you a criminal record, but the actions resulting in the party sueing you might. |
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plethebest
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no! |
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jeprx
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no, unless your convicted. |
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Valerie
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No. You may end up losing in court and have a judgement against you, however that is not criminal.
My husband is a an attorney.
It will be a record of the court, but not a criminal conviction. |
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rhsaunders
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No. But an adverse decision may show up on your credit report. |
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johnny_zondo
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i dont think so...considering youre never under arrest. |
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Godless
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No. Lawsuits are civil matters, not criminal. |
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dianafpacker
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no, being sued does not come under the crimminal justuce act, only fraud does, so no criminal record. |
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You only get a criminal record if you commit a crime and go to court for it. |
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kelly t
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No, you do not get a criminal record as being sued is an entirely different legal procedure. |
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Lesbecky
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You don't get a criminal record, but if you "lose" then in the UK you will get a CCJ - County Court Judgment that if you don't pay within 6 months will adversely affect your credit ratings.
You only get a criminal record if you are tried for a crime by a judge or judge and jury and are found guilty. In these court cases the other party is the Crown. |
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♥Scottish♥Ƹ̵̡Ӝ̵̨̄Ʒ♥Fairy♥
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no |
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ian p
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No. The term "being sued" in the context that you are using it means that an action is being taken against you in the civil courts. Civil jurisdiction is different to the criminal courts. The only way of having an offence recorded on your criminal record would be if you were prosecuted, either by the CPS or another prosecuting authority and were convicted of a recordable offence. |
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