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Từ điển tiếng Anh - Cambridge Advanced Learners Dictionary
civil
civil UK US [ˈsɪv. ə l] adjective ORDINARY 1. <A > before noun not military or religious, or relating to the ordinary people of a country • Helicopters are mainly used for military rather than civil use. • After ten years of military dictatorship, the country now has a civil government. • We weren't married in church, but we had a civil ceremony in a registry office. Thesaurus+: ↑Ordinary people • He brought civil proceedings against the police for false imprisonment. • Twenty years of civil strife have left the country's economy in ruins. • He pursued his claim through the civil courts. • They married in a civil ceremony. • The equipment was all for civil use. LAW UK 2. before noun legal relating to private arguments between people or organizations rather than criminal matters • The matter would be better dealt with in the civil court rather than by an expensive criminal proceeding. Thesaurus+: ↑Rules and laws POLITE 3. polite and formal • His manner was civil, though not particularly friendly. Thesaurus+: ↑Polite and respectful Idioms: Keep a civil tongue in your head! ▪ not have a civil word to say about somebody
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