civil


Definition: Meaning of, civil in English to English dictionary.

Pronunciation: / ˈsɪv(ə)l /

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  1. [only before noun] relating to the people who live in a country
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  2. [only before noun] relating to the ordinary people or things in a country that are not part of military, government, or religious organizations
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  3. [only before noun] relating to the laws about the private affairs of citizens, such as laws about business or property, rather than laws about crime [↪  civil law, criminal]
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  4. polite in a formal but not very friendly way [↪  civility]
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civil used in phrases

  • American Civil Liberties Union
    1. the full name of the ACLU
  • American Civil War (noun)
    1. civil war in the United States between the North and the South; 1861-1865
  • American Civil War, the
    1. a war that was fought in the US between 1861 and 1865 when 11 southern states rebelled against the federal government. The southern states were beaten, and as a result of the war, slaves became free.
  • Civil Aviation Authority, the
    1. a British organization that controls the operation of the air travel industry, especially by making safety rules and directing the traffic of planes in the UK. There is a similar organization in the US called FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION .
  • Civil List (noun)
    1. a sum of money voted by British Parliament each year for the expenses of the British royal family
  • Civil Rights Act of 1964, the
    1. a US law which says that businesses must treat people equally whatever their colour or religion, and that they cannot refuse to employ someone because of their colour. This law also says that restaurants and hotels cannot refuse to serve someone because of their colour.
  • Civil Rights movement (noun)
    1. movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens
  • English Civil War (noun)
    1. civil war in England between the Parliamentarians and the Royalists under Charles I; 1644-1648
  • International Civil Aviation Organisation (noun)
    1. the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
  • International Civil Aviation Organization (noun)
    1. the United Nations agency concerned with civil aviation
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