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    [Adjective]  | "civ*il" | \ ˈsi-vəl \


    1: of or relating to citizens

    2: of or relating to the state or its citizenry

    3: civilized


    Origin: 14th century ;

     Middle English, from Middle French, from Latin civilis, from civis see: ;

    [Noun]  | "civil death" 


    1: the status of a living person equivalent in its legal consequences to natural death; specifically : deprivation of civil rights


    Origin: 1719 ;

    [Noun]  | "civil defense" 


    1: the system of protective measures and emergency relief activities conducted by civilians in case of hostile attack, sabotage, or natural disaster


    Origin: 1939 ;

    [Noun]  | "civil disobedience" 


    1: refusal to obey governmental demands or commands especially as a nonviolent and usually collective means of forcing concessions from the government


    Origin: 1866 ;

    [Noun]  | "civil engineer" 


    1: an engineer whose training or occupation is in the design and construction especially of public works (such as roads or harbors)


    Origin: 1763 ;

    [Noun]  | "civil law" 


    1: Roman law especially as set forth in the Justinian code

    2: the body of private law developed from Roman law and used in Louisiana and in many countries outside the English-speaking world

    3: the law established by a nation or state for its own jurisdiction


    Origin: circa 1500 ;

    [Noun]  | "civil liberty" 


    1: freedom from arbitrary interference in one's speech or actions by other individuals or by the government especially as constitutionally guaranteed (as by the U.S. Bill of Rights) —usually plural


    Origin: 1640 ;

    [Noun]  | "civil marriage" 


    1: a marriage performed by a magistrate


    Origin: 1820 ;

    [Noun]  | "Civil Rights Movement" 


    1: a movement for racial equality in the U.S. that came to prominence in the 1950s and 1960s


    Origin: 1872 ;

    [Plural noun]  | "civil rights" 


    1: rights that citizens are guaranteed by their government through legislation or other government action to ensure equal opportunities (as for employment, education, housing, or voting) and equal protection under the law regardless of personal characteristics such as race, religion, or sex; especially : the rights of personal liberty guaranteed to U.S. citizens by the 13th, 14th, and 15th Amendments to the Constitution and by acts of Congress


    Origin: 1660 ;

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    [Adjective]  | "civil" 


    1: of or relating to a nation;


      * e.g., " ... the country was not destroyed by outside enemies but by a series of civil wars "





    2: showing consideration, courtesy, and good manners;


      * e.g., " ... please try to be civil to your ex-husband at the upcoming family wedding "





    [Noun]  | "civil court" 


    1: as in trial court, criminal court;


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    [Noun]  | "civil courts" 


    1: as in trial courts, criminal courts;


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    [Noun]  | "civil servant" 


    1: a worker in a government agency;


      * e.g., " ... took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department "



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    [Noun]  | "civil disobedience" 


    1: refusal to obey laws as a way of forcing the government to do or change something;


      * e.g., " ... In an act of civil disobedience, the family sent its tax money to an antiwar organization. "





    [Noun]  | "civil war" 


    1: a a state or period of fighting between groups of people in the same country;


      * e.g., " ... a region that has had many civil wars "





    [Noun]  | "civil servants" 


    1: a worker in a government agency;


      * e.g., " ... took the examination to become a civil servant in the defense department "



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    [Noun]  | "civil wars" 


    1: a a state or period of fighting between groups of people in the same country;


      * e.g., " ... a region that has had many civil wars "





     [ "civil" ]

    1: to not attack the crotch area of a male in an attack

      * e.g.,  ... i.e. in an attack by a woman on a man, it is civil not to hit him in the crotch 

     [ "civil" ]

    1: an adjective of sophisticated refinement meaning very good, excellent, fashionable, hip, or cool. "Civil" isn't criticized like words such as "tight" or "hella".

      * e.g.,  ... Man, I wanna get with this civil chick.  

     [ "civil" ]

    1: not violent, less likely to carry a weapon

      * e.g.,  ... Do you know Sean in the ghetto? He's while civil 

     [ "civilized" ]

    1: someone who uses a lightsaber instead of some DT-57 blaster

      * e.g.,  ... an elegant weapon from a more civilized time 

     [ "Civilization" ]

    1: 1) The human institution by which a group of people come together for protection, the gathering of food, trade, the raising of young, and through this, create, share, and spread a common culture.

      * e.g.,  ... 1) The savages realized that they could survive in the harsh world by living together and helping each other survive. They formed a civilization. 


     [ "Civilization" ]

    2: 2) A large group of people who share a common culture.

      * e.g.,  ... 2) One thousand years later, the descendents of those savages had formed a set of morals and beliefs distinct from their fellows. 


     [ "Civilization" ]

    3: 3) Created by Sid Meier, a series of turn-based strategy computer games which charges the player with doing (1) to create a world dominant (2). Highly addictive and widely played. Used unwisely, causes the Civilization affect, which has ruined many careers.

      * e.g.,  ... 3) One of those descendents lost any and all hopes of becoming a dentist through the use of Civilization. 

     [ "civilization" ]

    1: awesome strategic game in which the player(s) builds their own empire and wins by doing so the fastest.

      * e.g.,  ... i beat civilization. 

     [ "Civilization" ]

    1: A way of living that is based on and requires persistent and widespread violence.

      * e.g.,  ... Unless we destroy indigenous people, put animals into extinction, fill rivers with toxins and rape the very planet itself we will no longer be able to maintain this bullshit we call "civilization". 

     [ "Civil" ]

    1: To be 'Civil' with someone, Meaning to be 'OK' With someone.

      * e.g.,  ... 'I Don't want a argument, I at least want to be civil'. 

     [ "Civilization" ]

    1: A society or condition of society that has risen above the state of savagery and barbaric practices, and shows a sense of justice and fairness, giving equality, rights and freedoms to all. For example, native colonies who are kind and loving to each other, respect nature by giving back what they take, living in harmony with nature and the seasons, should be considered civilized. Whereas people who attack other countries and destroy their culture, exploit the Earth and destroy it, ignore their poor, kill their own unborn babies and even make it legal, spread pollution everywhere, showing greed instead of kindness and compassion, should be considered an uncivilized people. The classic example of an uncivilized nation, with all of the above savagery and barbaric behavior patterns, is America.

      * e.g.,  ... Mahatma Gandhi was once asked what he thought of "Western civilization". He said "I think it would be a good idea," emphasizing that the West has not become civilized yet. 

     [ "civilization" ]

    1:  Modern society and its conveniences.

      * e.g.,  ... If this is civilization, then I'll go live in the woods. 


     [ "civilization" ]

    2:  An abstraction developed by human beings which falsely assumes that the cumulative result of all collective actions engaged in by a majority of said humans actually means something.

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