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Definition of Civil
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Civil
Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings. Related Definitions:
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Civil Quotations
A war between Europeans is a civil war. Victor Hugo I got out of the Army - in my world - I came to New York, for instance, when the civil rights movement was just beginning, and that created a certain energy, a certain rumble, a certain impetus for black actors. James E. Jones Civil war? What does that mean? Is there any foreign war? Isn't every war fought between men, between brothers? Victor Hugo All wars are civil wars, because all men are brothers. Francois Fenelon The taxpayer - that's someone who works for the federal government but doesn't have to take the civil service examination. Ronald Reagan |
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Civil Translations
civil in Dutch is civiel civil in French is civil civil in Italian is civico civil in Latin is domesticus, civilis civil in Spanish is burgues, civil |
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