Civil

Definition:

  • (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.
  • (a.) Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community.
  • (a.) Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; -- said of an individual.
  • (a.) Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable.
  • (a.) Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state.
  • (a.) Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings.

Compare civil with other words:

civil vs. respect

cavil vs. civil

balderdash vs. civil

civil vs. scarce

civil vs. unpolicied

civil vs. compounder

civil vs. coemption

civil vs. voltairean

banneret vs. civil

civil vs. fair

civil vs. social

civil vs. crime

boorish vs. civil

civil vs. defence

civil vs. religious

civil vs. placet

civil vs. oyer

civil vs. uncivil

civil vs. consistory

civil vs. complainant

civil vs. courteous

civil vs. friendly

civil vs. civility

civil vs. magistrate

civil vs. prosecute

civil vs. complaint

civil vs. supernumerary

civil vs. parish

civil vs. misjoinder

chapel vs. civil

civil vs. civilized

civil vs. synod

civil vs. excuse

civil vs. justice

affable vs. civil

civil vs. sedition

civil vs. defendant

civil vs. civilize

civil vs. civilization

citizen vs. civil

civil vs. civilian

civil vs. government

civil vs. reasonable

civil vs. polite

civic vs. civil

city vs. civil

civil vs. relegate

civil vs. criminal

civil vs. marriage

architect vs. civil