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Civil

see synonyms of civil

Adjective

1. civil

applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

Example Sentences:
'civil authorities'

2. civil, polite

not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others

Example Sentences:
'even if he didn't like them he should have been civil'

3. civil

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state

Example Sentences:
'civil affairs'
'civil strife'
'civil disobedience'
'civil branches of government'

4. civic, civil

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

Example Sentences:
'civil rights'
'civil liberty'
'civic duties'
'civic pride'

5. civil

(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life

Example Sentences:
'the civil calendar'
'a civil day begins at mean midnight'

6. civil

of or in a condition of social order

Example Sentences:
'civil peoples'

WordNet Lexical Database for English. Princeton University. 2010.

Civil

see synonyms of civil
adjective
1. 
of the ordinary life of citizens as distinguished from military, legal, or ecclesiastical affairs
2. 
of or relating to the citizen as an individual
civil rights
3. 
of or occurring within the state or between citizens
civil strife
4. 
polite or courteous
5.  a less common word for civic
6. 
of or in accordance with Roman law
7. 
relating to the private rights of citizens

Collins English Dictionary. Copyright © HarperCollins Publishers

Civil

see synonyms of civil
adjective
1. 
of a citizen or citizens
civil rights
2. 
of a community of citizens, their government, or their interrelations
civil service, civil war
3. 
cultured; civilized
4. 
polite or courteous, esp. in a merely formal way
5. 
of citizens in procedures or matters that are not military or religious
civil marriage
6. 
designating legally recognized divisions of time
a civil year
7.  [sometimes C-]
of or according to Roman civil law or modern civil law
8.  Law
relating to the private rights of individuals and to legal actions involving these
see also criminal, political

Webster’s New World College Dictionary, 4th Edition. Copyright © 2010 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt. All rights reserved.

Civil

see synonyms of civil
adj.
1. Of, relating to, or befitting a citizen or citizens: civil duties.
2. Of or relating to citizens and their interrelations with one another or with the state: government agencies concerned with civil affairs.
3. Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical: married in a civil ceremony at city hall.
4. Sufficiently observing or befitting accepted social usages; polite: a civil reply. See Synonyms at polite.
5. Being in accordance with or denoting legally recognized divisions of time: a civil year.
6. Law Relating to the rights of private individuals and legal proceedings concerning these rights as distinguished from criminal, military, or international regulations or proceedings.

The American Heritage ® Dictionary of the English Language, Fifth Edition copyright ©2018 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.

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