Eli5 – How can someone be proven not guilty of murder in criminal court but still sued in civil court?

Question

Eli5 – How can someone be proven not guilty of murder in criminal court but still sued in civil court?

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Answer 1

Ideally in criminal court, when you are found “not guilty” it hasn’t necessarily proven that you never committed the crime. It is simply that proof was not sufficient to assign guilt. This doesn’t necessarily carry over to civil cases.