Civil - Definition

adj 1: applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the
military; "civil authorities"
2: 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 [syn: civil,
polite] [ant: rude, uncivil]
3: 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: of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals;
"civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic
pride" [syn: civil, civic]
5: (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs
of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean
midnight" [ant: sidereal]
6: of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples"