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civil definition - legal

n

  1. Of or pertaining to all matters concerning the law except for matters arising under criminal law and military law. See also civil law.
  2. Secular.
  3. Of or pertaining to the duties, rights, and status of citizens and other residents of a country or state. See also civil disobedience and civil right.

Webster's New World Law Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by Wiley Publishing, Inc., Hoboken, New Jersey.
Used by arrangement with John Wiley & Sons, Inc.

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