civil

1. a. 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. Source: opted

2. a. Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community. Source: opted

3. a. Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual. Source: opted

4. a. Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable. Source: opted

5. a. Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state. Source: opted

6. a. Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings. Source: opted

7. adj. applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military Source: wordnet

8. adj. not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others Source: wordnet

9. adj. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state Source: wordnet

10. adj. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals Source: wordnet

11. adj. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life Source: wordnet

12. adj. of or in a condition of social order Source: wordnet

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