Definition of civils

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Definition of civils

  • not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others (adjective)

    Examples

    1. even if he didn't like them he should have been civil

    Synonyms

    1. polite
  • of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals (adjective)

    Examples

    1. civil rights
    2. civil liberty

    Synonyms

    1. civic
  • applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military (adjective)

    Examples

    1. civil authorities
  • of or in a condition of social order (adjective)

    Examples

    1. civil peoples
  • (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life ()

    Examples

    1. the civil calendar
    2. a civil day begins at mean midnight
  • of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state ()

    Examples

    1. civil affairs
    2. civil strife
    3. civil disobedience
    4. civil branches of government

See definition of civils in Merriam Webster