Civil ˈsɪvl Groups People I Adjective Bre Unrest

• civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)
• a civil marriage ceremony
• a civil court
• the less time i have to spend being civil to him the better!

civil

1. connected with the people who live in a country
• see also civil war
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/civil-war
• civil unrest (= that is caused by groups of people within a country)
2. connected with the state rather than with religion or with the armed forces
• a civil marriage ceremony
3. involving personal legal matters and not criminal law
• compare criminal
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/criminal_1
• a civil court
4. polite in a formal way but possibly not friendly
• opposite uncivil
  https://www.oxfordlearnersdictionaries.com/definition/english/uncivil
• The less time I have to spend being civil to him the better!

Extra Examples

• The teachers were all perfectly civil to me.
• Both are veterans of the country’s long civil war.
• He said that the police were perfectly civil in their questioning.
• I don’t want her around if she can’t behave in a civil manner to me.
• Some groups have been calling for a non-violent civil disobedience campaign.
• There needs to be greater emphasis on civil defence planning.
• There were concerns that the economic reforms might lead to civil unrest.

Word Origin

• late Middle English: via Old French from Latin civilis, from civis ‘citizen’.