civil
civil definition
civil (siv′əl)
adjective
- of a citizen or citizens civil rights
- of a community of citizens, their government, or their interrelations civil service, civil war
- cultured; civilized
- polite or courteous, esp. in a merely formal way
- of citizens in procedures or matters that are not military or religious civil marriage
- designating legally recognized divisions of time a civil year
- of or according to Roman civil law or modern civil law
- Law relating to the private rights of individuals and to legal actions involving these
Etymology: OFr < L civilis < civis: see home
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