s applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
civil authorities
a not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others
even if he didn't like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
a of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
civil affairs civil strife civil disobedience civil branches of government
a of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
civil rights civil liberty
a (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
the civil calendar a civil day begins at mean midnight
s of or in a condition of social order
civil peoples