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Look up: civil

  1. civil
    [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
    Found on http://www.webdictionary.co.uk/definitio

  2. civil
    civil law is concerned with the rights,duties and obligations of individual members of the community between themselve Category: Law • legal action in civil matters; action for damage caused by an agent Category: Law • annual sum granted by Parliament for the support of the Royal dignity and household Category: Law • the solar time in a day(civil day)that begins...
    Found on http://www.mijnwoordenboek.nl/definition

  3. Civil
    Matters concerning private rights and not offences against the state
    Found on http://www.hmcourts-service.gov.uk/infoa

  4. Civil
    Civ'il adjective [ Latin civilis , from civis citizen: confer French civil . See City .] 1. 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. 2. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community. « England was very rude and barb ...
    Found on http://www.encyclo.co.uk/webster/C/84

  5. civil
    adjective of or in a condition of social order; `civil peoples`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  6. civil
    adjective applying to ordinary citizens; `civil law`; `civil authorities`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  7. civil
    adjective of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; `civil rights`; `civil liberty`; `civic duties`; `civic pride`
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  8. civil
    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`- W.S. Maugham
    Found on http://wordnet.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?

  9. Civil
    The word `Civil` is derived from the Latin word `civilis`, from `civis` (`citizen`). Used as an adjective, it may describe several fields, concepts, and people: *Civil rights *Civil liberties *Civil law *Civil procedure *Civil service *Civil agency *Civil marriage *Civil war *Civil defense *Civil death *Civil disobedience *Civil libertarianism *Civil aviation *Civil engineering
    Found on http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Civil

  10. Civil
    • (a.) Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable. • (a.) Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community. • (a.) Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or t...
    Found on http://thinkexist.com/dictionary/meaning


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