Ever try to stop a rolling car by yourself? If you catch it soon enough, you can stop it. Maybe even push it back into place. But once it gets really moving, the only way to prevent it from getting away is to be at the controls and actively stop it with the brakes.
Now try doing it with the earth. It's the same momentum issue on a massive scale.
Ah, so... "Convicted of rape" is a legal term for criminal court. Both "convicted" and "rape" carry legal definitions distinct from the civil version "found liable for sexual assault."
I know it's splitting hairs, but that's what lawyers do.
Civil court cannot impose jail time and does not have a criminal component. Proceedings for each can be had with separate outcomes. Prime example, OJ Simpson. Not guilty of murder, but found liable for death.
Ever try to stop a rolling car by yourself? If you catch it soon enough, you can stop it. Maybe even push it back into place. But once it gets really moving, the only way to prevent it from getting away is to be at the controls and actively stop it with the brakes.
Now try doing it with the earth. It's the same momentum issue on a massive scale.