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civil

Pronunciation: US [ˈsɪvɪl] UK [ˈsɪv(ə)l]

adj.National civilians; country; civil (non-criminal)
WebCivil domestic civil

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Antonyms

national public

Definitions in English

adj.

1.

polite, especially in a formal way and without being friendly

2.

relating to private legal disagreements between people, not criminal law

3.

relating to the people of a country, especially when they are protesting or fighting about something

4.

relating to or done by the state, instead of by religious authorities

5.

relating to or involving ordinary people, not the military

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Example Sentences

To exercise civil dominion of their own.
Source: R. Hooker
The instruction of heathen children in..civil knowledge.
Source: Horace Walpole
Compelled by civil troubles to go into banishment.
Source: Ld Macaulay

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