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Definition of Civil

1. Adjective. Applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military. "Civil authorities"

2. Adjective. Not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others. "Even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"

3. Adjective. Of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state. "Civil branches of government"

4. Adjective. Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals. "Civic pride"

5. Adjective. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life. "A civil day begins at mean midnight"

6. Adjective. Of or in a condition of social order. "Civil peoples"

Definition of Civil

1. 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.

Definition of Civil

1. Adjective. Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion. ¹

2. Adjective. Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner. ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Civil

1. pertaining to citizens [adj] - See also: citizens

Lexicographical Neighbors of Civil

civic civic center civic crown civic crowns civic duty civic leader civic pride civic responsibility civic spirit civically

civicism civicisms civics civie civies civil (current term) civil-law civil-libertarian civil-marriage civil-service

civil-services civil-society civil action civil authority civil censorship civil contempt civil day civil death civil defense civil discourse

Literary usage of Civil

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Democracy in America by Alexis de Tocqueville, Henry Reeve (1875)
"CONNECTION OF civil AND POLITICAL ASSOCIATIONS. ... In all the countries where political associations are prohibited, civil associations are rare. ..."

2. The Constitutional History of England Since the Accession of George the by Thomas Erskine May (1878)
"The civil List Act of Lord Rockingham, though civil list falling short of Mr. ... And now, for the first time, the civil list expenditure was divided into ..."

3. Present Day Problems: A Collection of Addresses Delivered on Various Occasions by President (1909-1913 : Taft, William Howard Taft, United States (1908)
"The transfer to the Commission of the legislative power and certain executive functions in civil affairs under' the military government on September first ..."

4. Proceedings of the Annual Meeting (1892)
"We are to listen to-night to remarks on civil service reform from one whose official ... Theodore Roosevelt, United States civil Service Commissioner. ..."

5. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham (1823)
"... while the laws in a civil code are all civil laws? Or is it, that in every law there is some matter which is of a penal nature, and which therefore ..."

6. The Province of Burma: A Report Prepared on Behalf of the University of Chicago by Alleyne Ireland (1907)
"The codification of civil law in India has only been carried out in part. This has not been due to lack of appreciation on the part of Indian administrators ..."

7. The Philippines to the End of the Commission Government: A Study in Tropical by Charles Burke Elliott (1917)
"... Generalities—Transfer of the Executive Authority—The Inauguration of a civil Governor—New Filipino Commissioners—The Executive De* ..."

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