civil

adjective

1. applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military

- civil authorities

Similar word(s): civilian

2. 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

Similar word(s): polite

3. of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state

- civil affairs

- civil strife

- civil disobedience

4. of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals

- civil rights

- civil liberty

Similar word(s): civic

5. (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life

- the civil calendar

- a civil day begins at mean midnight

6. of or in a condition of social order

- civil peoples

Similar word(s): civilised, civilized