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Meaning of 'civil'
Meaning of 'civil' (Webster Dictionary)
1. Civil 
[ a.]
- Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his
relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or
state. [ a.]- Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community.
- Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual.
- Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable.
- Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state.
- Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings.
Meaning of 'civil' (Princeton's WordNet)
1. civil [ a]
[ a]Meaning (1):
- of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
- of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
Example in sentence:
- civil affairs;
- civil branches of government;
- civil disobedience;
- civil strife
Meaning (2):
- of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
- of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
Example in sentence:
- civic duties;
- civic pride;
- civil liberty;
- civil rights
Meaning (3):
- not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
- not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
Example in sentence:
- even if he didn't like them he should have been civil
Meaning (4):
- (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
- (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
Example in sentence:
- a civil day begins at mean midnight;
- the civil calendar
2. civil [ s]
[ s]Meaning (5):
- applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
- applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
Example in sentence:
- civil authorities
Meaning (6):
- of or in a condition of social order
- of or in a condition of social order
Example in sentence:
- civil peoples
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