Definition of: civil

(siv′əl) adjective
1. Observing the social proprieties; decently polite; not rude.
2. Of or pertaining to civil or everyday life: distinguished from ecclesiastical, naval, military.
3. Pertaining to citizens or to the state, or to relations between the citizen and the state or between citizens, as regulated by law; belonging to private legal rights; established by law: distinguished from criminal, political, or natural: civil rights.
4. Occurring within the state or between citizens; intestine: civil war.
5. In accordance with the requirements of civilization; civilized.
6. Of or pertaining to civil law. See CIVIL LAW. See synonyms under POLITE. [<F <L civilis <civis citizen]
—civ′il·ly adverb