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civ·il
(sĭv′əl)adj.
1. Of, relating to, or befitting a citizen or citizens: civil duties.
2. Of or relating to citizens and their interrelations with one another or with the state: government agencies concerned with civil affairs.
3. Of ordinary citizens or ordinary community life as distinguished from the military or the ecclesiastical: married in a civil ceremony at city hall.
4. Sufficiently observing or befitting accepted social usages; polite: a civil reply. See Synonyms at polite.
5. Being in accordance with or denoting legally recognized divisions of time: a civil year.
6. 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 cīvīlis, from cīvis, citizen; see civic.]
civ′il·ly adv.
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civil
(ˈsɪvəl)adj
1. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of the ordinary life of citizens as distinguished from military, legal, or ecclesiastical affairs
2. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or relating to the citizen as an individual: civil rights.
3. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) of or occurring within the state or between citizens: civil strife.
4. polite or courteous
5. (Government, Politics & Diplomacy) a less common word for civic
6. (Human Geography) a less common word for civic
7. (Law) of or in accordance with Roman law
8. (Law) relating to the private rights of citizens
[C14: from Old French, from Latin cīvīlis, from cīvis citizen]
ˈcivilly adv
ˈcivilness n
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civ•il
(ˈsɪv əl)adj.
1. of, pertaining to, or consisting of citizens: civil life; civil society.
2. of the commonwealth or state: civil affairs.
3. of the ordinary life and affairs of citizens, as distinguished from military and ecclesiastical life and affairs.
4. befitting a citizen: a civil duty.
5. of, or in a condition of, social order or organized government; civilized.
6. adhering to the norms of polite social intercourse: civil relations.
7. marked by benevolence: He was a very civil sort.
8. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in the ordinary affairs of life: the civil year.
9. of or pertaining to civil law.
[1350–1400; Middle English < Latin cīvīlis=cīv(is) citizen + -īlis -ile2]
civ′il•ness, n.
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Adj. | 1. | civil - applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military; "civil authorities" civilian - associated with civil life or performed by persons who are not active members of the military; "civilian clothing"; "civilian life" |
2. | civil - 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 | |
3. | civil - of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government" | |
4. | civil - of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride" | |
5. | civil - (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight" sidereal - (of divisions of time) determined by daily motion of the stars; "sidereal time" | |
6. | civil - of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples" |
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civil
adjective
1. civic, home, political, domestic, interior, municipal This civil unrest threatens the economy.
civic state, military, religious
civic state, military, religious
2. polite, obliging, accommodating, civilized, courteous, considerate, affable, courtly, well-bred, complaisant, well-mannered He couldn't even bring himself to be civil to Pauline.
polite unpleasant, rude, unfriendly, impolite, ungracious, discourteous, uncivil, ill-mannered
polite unpleasant, rude, unfriendly, impolite, ungracious, discourteous, uncivil, ill-mannered
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civil
[ˈsɪvl]A. ADJ
2. (= not military) [aviation, ship] → civil
3. (= not religious) [ceremony, service, marriage] → civil
4. (Jur) (= not criminal) [case, action, proceedings, charge] → civil; [penalty] → por infracción de la ley; [court] → de lo Civil
B. CPD Civil Aviation Authority N → Aviación f Civil
civil defence, civil defense (US) N → defensa f civil
civil disobedience N → desobediencia f civil
civil engineer N → ingeniero/a m/f civil, ingeniero/a m/f de caminos (canales y puertos) (Sp)
civil engineering N → ingeniería f civil, ingeniería f de caminos (canales y puertos) (Sp)
civil law N → derecho m civil
civil liberties N → libertades fpl civiles
civil list N (Brit) presupuesto de la casa real aprobado por el parlamento
civil marriage N → matrimonio m civil
civil rights N → derechos mpl civiles
civil rights leader → defensor(a) m/f de los derechos civiles
civil rights movement N → movimiento m pro derechos civiles
civil servant N → funcionario/a m/f (del Estado)
Civil Service N → administración f pública
civil status N → estado m civil
civil war N → guerra f civil
the American Civil War → la guerra de Secesión
civil wedding N → boda f civil
civil defence, civil defense (US) N → defensa f civil
civil disobedience N → desobediencia f civil
civil engineer N → ingeniero/a m/f civil, ingeniero/a m/f de caminos (canales y puertos) (Sp)
civil engineering N → ingeniería f civil, ingeniería f de caminos (canales y puertos) (Sp)
civil law N → derecho m civil
civil liberties N → libertades fpl civiles
civil list N (Brit) presupuesto de la casa real aprobado por el parlamento
civil marriage N → matrimonio m civil
civil rights N → derechos mpl civiles
civil rights leader → defensor(a) m/f de los derechos civiles
civil rights movement N → movimiento m pro derechos civiles
civil servant N → funcionario/a m/f (del Estado)
Civil Service N → administración f pública
civil status N → estado m civil
civil war N → guerra f civil
the American Civil War → la guerra de Secesión
civil wedding N → boda f civil
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civil
(ˈsivl) adjective2. of the state or community. civil rights.civil
3. ordinary; not military or religious. civil life.civil
4. concerned with law cases which are not criminal. civil
civilian (siˈviljən) noun a person who has a civil job, not in the armed forces. civil
civility (siˈviləti) noun politeness. Treat strangers with civility.cortesía
ˈcivilly adverb politely. cortesmente
ˌcivil deˈfence noun (American civil defense) the organization responsible for protection of civilians from enemy bombing etc and for rescue operations after such attacks. protección civil
ˌcivil disoˈbedience noun a refusal by a large number of people to pay taxes or obey certain laws in a nonviolent way in order to protest against the government, its policies etc. resistencia pasiva, desobedicencia civil
civil engineerengineercivil liberties/rights the rights of a citizen according to the law of the country. libertades civiles
civil servant a member of the civil service. funcionario
civil service the organization which runs the administration of a state. administración pública
civil war (a) war between citizens of the same state. the American Civil War.guerra civil
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