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civil — meaning in English

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English meaning

  • civil adj Relating to ordinary citizens and government, as opposed to the military or religion.
  • civilian noun A person who is not a member of the armed forces, police, or similar organisation.

Senses

civil is used for these senses in English:

  • civilian Not related to the military, police or other governmental professions.

civil — full definition

  1. adj Relating to ordinary citizens and government, as opposed to the military or religion.
  2. adj Polite and reasonably courteous, without being warm or friendly.
  3. adj Relating to private disputes between citizens, as opposed to criminal law.

civilian — full definition

  1. noun A person who is not a member of the armed forces, police, or similar organisation.
  2. adj Not related to the military, police, or other uniformed services.

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