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[Date: 1300-1400; Language: Old French; Origin: Latin civilis, from civis; CIVIC]
[only before noun] relating to the people who live in a country
civil war/disturbance/unrest etc
(=fighting etc between different groups of people living in the same country)
-see also civil liberty , civil rights
[only before noun] relating to the ordinary people or things in a country that are not part of military, government, or religious organizations
::They were married in a civil ceremony in May.
[only before noun] relating to the laws about the private affairs of citizens, such as laws about business or property, rather than laws about crime
-see also civil law civil law, criminal criminal
::Many civil cases can be settled out of court.
polite in a formal but not very friendly way
-see also civility civility
::Try at least to be civil.