North Carolina Statutes

§ 1-4 — Kinds of actions

North Carolina § 1-4

JurisdictionNorth Carolina

Ch. 1Civil Procedure

Art. 1Definitions

Subch. IDEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS

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N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-4 (2026).

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Actions are of two kinds -

(1)Civil.

(2)Criminal. (C.C.P., s. 4; Code, s. 128; Rev., s. 349; C.S., s. 394.)

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