Definition of civil

• applying to ordinary citizens; "civil law"; "civil authorities"
• not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others; "even if he didnt like them he should have been civil"- W.S. Maugham
• of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state; "civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government"