civil

  • 31civil — Of or relating to the state or its citizenry. Relating to private rights and remedies sought by civil actions as contrasted with criminal proceedings. The word is derived from the Latin civilis, a citizen. Originally, pertaining or appropriate to …

    Black's law dictionary

  • 32Civil — For Wikipedia s civility policy page, see Wikipedia:Civility. Civil may refer to: Civic virtue, or civility Civil action, or lawsuit Civil affairs Civil and political rights Civil disobedience Civil engineering Civilian, someone not a member of… …

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  • 33civil — /ˈsɪvəl / (say sivuhl) adjective 1. of or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society. 2. of or relating to the state or state authorities, as opposed to religious or other authorities: civil affairs; a civil wedding ceremony. 3. of… …

  • 34civil — [[t]sɪ̱v(ə)l[/t]] ♦♦ 1) ADJ: ADJ n You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it. ...civil unrest. 2) ADJ: usu ADJ n You use civil to describe people or things in a country… …

    English dictionary

  • 35Civil — Un civil est, par opposition à un militaire, une personne qui n est pas membre d une armée. Sommaire 1 Civil en général 2 Civil et militaire 2.1 Les civils en temps de guerre …

    Wikipédia en Français

  • 36civil — I. Civil, [civ]ile. adj. Qui regarde & qui concerne les citoyens. La vie civile. la societé civile. guerre civile. On appelle, Le droit civil, La Jurisprudence Romaine, qu on appelle autrement, Droit escrit. cours de Droit civil. Professeur en… …

    Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • 37Civil — Alan Civil Alan Civil (* 13. Juni 1929; † 19. März 1989) war ein britischer Hornist und Musiklehrer. Civil studierte Horn bei Aubrey Brain, dem Vater von Dennis Brain. Nach seinem Studium war er zunächst zweiter Hornist (neben dem Dennis Brain… …

    Deutsch Wikipedia

  • 38civil — adj. 1) civil to (he wasn t even civil to his guests) 2) (formal) civil to + inf. (it was civil of them to offer their help) * * * [ sɪv(ə)l] civil to (he wasn t even civil to his guests) (formal) civil to + inf. (it was civil of them to offer… …

    Combinatory dictionary

  • 39civil — 01. With tensions mounting between the different ethnic groups, the U.N. fears the outbreak of a [civil] war. 02. In any military conflict, there are always innocent [civilians] who are killed or injured. 03. We got married in a [civil] ceremony… …

    Grammatical examples in English

  • 40civil — adjective 1 (only before noun) connected with the people who live in a country: civil order | civil conflict/disturbance/unrest etc (=fighting etc between different groups of people living in the same country): the continuing civil conflict in… …

    Longman dictionary of contemporary English