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4. Having the manners of one dwelling in
a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite;
courteous; complaisant; affable.

&fist; "A civil man now is one observant of slight
external courtesies in the mutual intercourse between man and
man; a civil man once was one who fulfilled all the duties
and obligations flowing from his position as a 'civis' and his
relations to the other members of that 'civitas.'"
Trench

5. Pertaining to civic life and affairs,
in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official
state.

6. Relating to rights and remedies sought
by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings.

Civil action, an action to enforce the
rights or redress the wrongs of an individual, not involving a
criminal proceeding. -- Civil
architecture, the architecture which is employed in
constructing buildings for the purposes of civil life, in
distinction from military and naval architecture, as private
houses, palaces, churches, etc. -- Civil
death. (Law.) See under Death. -
- Civil engineering. See under
Engineering.


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