Civil - definition, pronunciation, transcription

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Amer.  |ˈsɪvl|  American pronunciation of the word civil
Brit.  |ˈsɪv(ə)l|  British pronunciation of the word civil

adjective

- applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
civil authorities
- of or in a condition of social order
civil peoples

Extra examples

They got married in a civil ceremony at city hall.

It was hard to be civil when I felt so angry.

She was barely civil to me.

They were married in a civil ceremony in May.

Many civil cases can be settled out of court.

Try at least to be civil.

When did the American Civil War begin?

The Civil Rights Act of 1964

A book about the history of the civil rights movement

The American Civil War was between the North and the South.

An ethnic conflict that was simmering away in the background finally erupted into civil war.

Civil war has been threatening the country for years.

...President Lyndon B. Johnson was a strong supporter of civil rights....

Students protested at the civil rights rally.

...obviously a one-volume encyclopedia can offer only a very summary account of the American Civil War...

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