Phrase Hound found 98 phrases and 21 compound words that contain civil. The most common are listed below. Open civil in the live search for definitions, filters, and the full list.
Phrases 98
- civil warA war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.
- civil rightsThe rights that can reasonably be expected by any citizen.
- civil societyAll of the institutions, voluntary organizations and corporate bodies that are less than the state but greater than the family.
- civil serviceIn parliamentary forms of government, the branches of government that are not military, legislative, or judicial, but work to apply its laws and regulations.
- civil engineeringThe technical design and construction of public works such as bridges, buildings, harbours, public greens, roads, etc., and/or technically equivalent private (usually corporate) ones.
- civil lawThe body of law dealing with the private relations between members of a community;
- civil servantA person employed in the civil service; a government employee.
- civil libertiesCivil rights and freedoms such as the freedom from enslavement, freedom from torture, and right to a fair trial.
- civil disobedienceA form of social protest, involving the active but non-violent refusal to obey certain laws, demands, or commands of an established authority, because they are considered to be morally wrong or detrimental.
- civil unionA legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have.
- civil engineerAn engineer who is specifically trained for and/or specialised in civil engineering.
- civil aviationAll non-military forms of aviation, including private and commercial flight services.
- civil defenseEfforts to protect the citizens of a state from military attack.
- civil servantsplural of civil servant: A person employed in the civil service; a government employee.
- civil codeA systematic collection of laws addressing dealings between private parties, such as business contracts and negligence lawsuits.
- civil rights movementAny of a number of movements against systemic oppression in various different countries, but especially
- civil actionIn the United States, a lawsuit between private parties, including an action by a private person against a government entity, which will be treated as a private party by the court.
- civil partnershipA union similar to marriage which same-sex couples, and in some jurisdictions opposite-sex couples, may form, which affords rights and responsibilities similar or identical to those afforded by civil marriage.
- civil procedureA body of rules that regulate the administration of civil trials and appeals.
- civil marriageA marriage performed by a government official instead of by a member of the clergy.
- Civil penalty
- civil unionsplural of civil union: A legal union similar to marriage, established to allow same-sex couples (and, in some jurisdictions, opposite-sex couples) rights similar to those married couples have.
- civil warsplural of civil war: A war fought between factions of the inhabitants of a single country, or a similar political entity.
- Civil penalties
- civil registryA government repository, database recording the vital events (births, deaths, etc.) of its citizens and residents, its office.
Compound words 21
- civilizationAn organized culture encompassing many communities, often on the scale of a nation or a people; a stage or system of social, political, or technical development.
- civilianA person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.
- civilitySpeech or behaviour that is fit for civil interactions; politeness, courtesy.
- civilisationUK, Ireland, Australia, New Zealand, South Africa, Hong Kong, and Commonwealth spelling of civilization.
- civillyIn a civil manner; politely.
- civilizeAmerican and Oxford British standard spelling of civilise.
- civilogueA civil discussion, especially one in which participants avoid insults, hostility, and negative characterizations of those with whom they disagree.
- noncivilNot civil.
- overcivilExcessively civil.
- civilishsomewhat civil