Definition: Meaning of, civil in English to English dictionary.
Pronunciation:/ ˈsɪv(ə)l /
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[only before noun] relating to the people who live in a country
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[only before noun] relating to the ordinary people or things in a country that are not part of military, government, or religious organizations
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[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 [↪ civil law, criminal]
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polite in a formal but not very friendly way [↪ civility]
a war that was fought in the US between 1861 and 1865 when 11 southern states rebelled against the federal government. The southern states were beaten, and as a result of the war, slaves became free.
a British organization that controls the operation of the air travel industry, especially by making safety rules and directing the traffic of planes in the UK. There is a similar organization in the US called FEDERAL AVIATION ADMINISTRATION .
a US law which says that businesses must treat people equally whatever their colour or religion, and that they cannot refuse to employ someone because of their colour. This law also says that restaurants and hotels cannot refuse to serve someone because of their colour.
movement in the United States beginning in the 1960s and led primarily by Blacks in an effort to establish the civil rights of individual Black citizens