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3 entries found for civil. civ·il ( P ) Pronunciation Key (svl) adj. Of, relating to, or befitting a citizen or citizens: civil duties. Of or relating to citizens and their interrelations with one another or with the state: civil society; the civil branches of government. Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical: civil authorities. Of or in accordance with organized society; civilized. Sufficiently observing or befitting accepted social usages; not rude: a civil reply. See Synonyms at polite. Being in accordance with or denoting legally recognized divisions of time: a civil year. Law. Relating to the rights of private individuals and legal proceedings concerning these rights as distinguished from criminal, military, or international regulations or proceedings. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Middle English, from Latin cvlis, from cvis, citizen. See civic.] -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- civil·ly adv.
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Main Entry: civ·il Pronunciation: 'si-v&l Function: adjective Etymology: Latin civilis, from civis citizen 1 : concerning, befitting, or applying to individual citizens or to citizens as a whole <a civil duty> —see also CIVIL RIGHT 2 : marked by public order : peaceable in behavior 3 : of or relating to a legal system based on Roman law as opposed to the English common law —see also the JUDICIAL SYSTEM in the back matter 4 : relating to private rights and to judicial proceedings in connection with them; especially : relating to legal matters other than those characterized as criminal <a civil action> <a civil infraction> 5 : defined by law : LEGAL <a civil disability> 6 : of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, ways, or civic affairs as distinguished from special (as military or religious) affairs <the civil authorities> <the civil service> —civ·il·ly adverb
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
civil
adj 1: applying to ordinary citizens; "civil law"; "civil authorities" 2: 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 [syn: polite] [ant: uncivil] 3: of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobediece"; "civil branches of government" 4: of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride" [syn: civic] 5: (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight" [ant: sidereal] 6: of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples"
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4 entries found for civilian. ci·vil·ian ( P ) Pronunciation Key (s-vlyn) n. A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the military or police. A specialist in Roman or civil law.
adj. Of or relating to civilians or civil life; nonmilitary: civilian clothes; a civilian career.
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Middle English, civil law judge, from Old French civilien, from civil, civil, from Latin cvlis. See civil.]
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Main Entry: ci·vil·ian Function: noun : a specialist in Roman or modern civil law
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
Main Entry: civilian Function: adjective : of or relating to civil law as distinguished from common law
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law, © 1996 Merriam-Webster, Inc.
civilian
adj : associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life" [ant: military] n : a nonmilitary citizen [ant: serviceman]
Source: WordNet ® 2.0, © 2003 Princeton University
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