Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/1-4 – Civil remedies preserved
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Terms Used In Illinois Compiled Statutes 720 ILCS 5/1-4
- Damages: Money paid by defendants to successful plaintiffs in civil cases to compensate the plaintiffs for their injuries.
This Code does not bar, suspend, or otherwise affect any right or liability to damages, penalty, forfeiture, or other remedy authorized by law to be recovered or enforced in a civil action, for any conduct which this Code makes punishable; and the civil injury is not merged in the offense.