N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-4 : CIVIL PROCEDURE — DEFINITIONS AND GENERAL PROVISIONS — DEFINITIONS —4 - Kinds of actions TEXT PDF Actions are of two kinds - (1) Civil. (2) Criminal. N.C. Gen. Stat. § 1-4 C.C.P., s. 4; Code, s. 128; Rev., s. 349; C.S., s. 394.