Definition of Civil

Adjective: civil si-vul

Applying to ordinary citizens as contrasted with the military
"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 didn't like them he should have been civil";
- polite
Of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state
"civil affairs"; "civil strife"; "civil disobedience"; "civil branches of government"
Of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals
"civil rights"; "civil liberty";
- civic
(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life
"the civil calendar"; "a civil day begins at mean midnight"
Of or in a condition of social order
"civil peoples"