1. (

• civil

) applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military; "civil authorities" ;

2. (

• civil ,
• polite ,

) 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 ;

3. (

• civil ,

) of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government" ;

4. (

• civil ,
• civic ,

) of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals; "civil rights"; "civil liberty"; "civic duties"; "civic pride" ;

5. (

• civil ,

) (of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life; "the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight" ;

6. (

• civil

) of or in a condition of social order; "civil peoples" ;