civil proceeding A civil proceeding is a process for the recovery of individual right or redress of individual Civil proceeding includes, at least, all proceedings affecting civil rights which are not criminal. Civil proceeding is a proceeding in which some rights to property or other civil rights are involved, no matter whether the jurisdiction of the court is ordinary, special or extraordinary, if the proceeding is in aid of establishing a civil right or for disputing one. It would be a civil proceeding. The test should be whether, but for the provisions of any statute, the right claimed or denied could be established in a civil court. Broadly speaking. If the proceedings taken establish or negative a mans office or would affect his right to property of any kind, it will be a civil proceedingwrong inclusive. In its proper legal sense, of suits by the crown. Civil proceeding includes, at least, all proceedings affecting civil rights which are not criminal. Civil proceeding is a proceeding in which some rights to property or other civil rights are involved, no matter whether the jurisdiction of the court is ordinary, special or extraordinary, if the proceeding is in aid of establishing a civil right or for disputing one. It would be a civil proceeding. The test should be whether, but for the provisions of any statute, the right claimed or denied could be established in a civil court. Broadly speaking. If the proceedings taken establish or negative a mans office or would affect his right to property of any kind, it will be a civil proceeding