civil
/ˈsɪvəl/
adjective
- Relating to ordinary citizens and their activities, not military or religious.
- Civil rights protect the freedoms of all citizens.
- The civil government took over after the military left.
- They got married in a civil ceremony at city hall.
- Polite and courteous, especially in a formal way.
- Please try to be civil to your cousin at the family dinner.
- A civil response is always better than a rude one.
- Even when they disagreed, they kept the conversation civil.
- Relating to private legal matters between people or organizations, not criminal.
- Civil cases are handled differently from criminal cases in court.
- The lawyer specializes in civil law, not criminal defense.
- They filed a civil lawsuit over the property dispute.