In the United States the justice system handles cases of alleged police brutality as criminal or civil matters sometimes both.

在美国，司法系统将警察暴力行为作为刑事或民事案件处理，有时两者兼有。

India's Supreme Court has ruled that adultery is no longer a criminal offence, instead describing it as a civil matter.

印度最高法院裁定通奸将不再是一项刑事犯罪，而变成了民事问题。