From Longman Dictionary of Contemporary Englishcivilciv‧il /ˈsɪvəl/●くろまる●くろまる○しろまるS3W2AWL adjective1[only before noun]COUNTRY/NATIONrelating to the people who live in a countrycivil war/disturbance/unrest etc (=fighting etc between different groups of people living in the same country) →civil liberty, civil rights2[only before noun]PERSON/PEOPLE relating to the ordinary people or things in a country that are not part of military, government, or religiousorganizationsThey were married in a civil ceremony in May.3[only before noun]SCL relating to the laws about the privateaffairs of citizens, such as laws about business or property, rather than laws about crime → civil law, criminalMany civil cases can be settled out of court.4POLITEpolite in a formal but not very friendly way → civilityTry at least to be civil.► see thesaurus at politeCOLLOCATIONSnounscivil war (=fighting between groups of people in the same country)His family fled Spain during the Spanish civil war.civil rights (=the right to vote, be treated fairly etc that everyone should have)Black people marched in defence of their civil rights.civil liberties/liberty (=the right to be free to do what you want within the law)Detention without trial threatens our civil liberties.civil disobedience/unrest (=when people protest or behave violently)Unemployment has provoked widespread civil unrest.civil disturbances/strife (=civil unrest)Troops have been called in to deal with civil disturbances.Examples from the Corpuscivil• I know you don't like Phil, but try to be civil.• This concept is based on the fact that for both civil and military imports there is only one source of financingexports.• I expect a civilanswer when I ask you a question.• civilaviation• Many civil cases can be settled out of court.• Since an exchange's rules are a civilcontract, the prosecution only needs to meet the civil lawstandard of proof.• I wish you'd be a little more civil towards our guests.civil war/disturbance/unrest etc• Gandhi said the country was meaning a state of civil war.• We did it ourselves, without having civil wars.• A risinginflationarytrend and a persistentfiscaldeficit during 1990 were exacerbated by the continuing civil war and rising petrolprices.• The Merovingian civil wars, at least in the sixthcentury, were centripetal, rather than centrifugal.• It has fallen into semi-ruin since the civil war broke out two years ago.• We have to judge whether recognition of two republics now would increase the very realdanger of civil war in other republics.• It is not civil war that is the greatest peril but anarchy.civil cases• Dalzell had proved himself equally restrained in civil cases.• Is that because of the racialdifference or the difference in the burden of proof in criminal and civil cases?• It is available in criminal as well as civil cases.• The plaintiffs also benefited from the structure of civil cases.• Such cases could be met by adopting for civil cases a proceduresimilar to the Attorney-General's reference in criminal proceedings.• On June 3, the court ruled by 6:3 that lawyers in civil cases could not excludepotentialjurors because of their race.• Figure 1.3 represents the appeal structure for civil cases, Figure 1.4 the appeal structure in criminal cases.• The illusion that juries are deciding our civil cases is encouraged by the judges themselves.