Definitions
of civil
1. [adj] - of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state 2. [adj] - of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals 3. [adj] - applying to ordinary citizens 4. [adj] - (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life 5. [adj] - not rude 6. [adj] - of or in a condition of social order
Quotes
- Example use of the word civil1. civil peoples 2. marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others 3. even if he didn't like them he should have been civil- W.S. Maugham 4. the civil calendar 5. a civil day begins at mean midnight 6. civil law 7. civil authorities 8. civil rights 9. civil liberty 10. civic duties 11. civic pride 12. civil affairs 13. civil strife 14. civil disobediece 15. civil branches of government
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