Civil vs. Civilian

Civiladjective

(uncomparable) Having to do with people and government office as opposed to the military or religion.

Civiladjective

(comparable) Behaving in a reasonable or polite manner.

Civiladjective

(legal) Relating to private relations among citizens, as opposed to criminal matters.

Civiladjective

(theology) Naturally good, as opposed to good through regeneration.

Civiladjective

Pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state.

Civiladjective

Subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; - said of the community.

Civiladjective

Performing the duties of a citizen; obedient to government; - said of an individual.

Civiladjective

Having the manners of one dwelling in a city, as opposed to those of savages or rustics; polite; courteous; complaisant; affable.

Civiladjective

Pertaining to civic life and affairs, in distinction from military, ecclesiastical, or official state.

Civiladjective

Relating to rights and remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings.

Civiladjective

applying to ordinary citizens;

Civiladjective

not rude; marked by satisfactory (or especially minimal) adherence to social usages and sufficient but not noteworthy consideration for others;

Civiladjective

of or occurring within the state or between or among citizens of the state;

Civiladjective

of or relating to or befitting citizens as individuals;

Civiladjective

(of divisions of time) legally recognized in ordinary affairs of life;

Civiladjective

of or in a condition of social order;

Civiliannoun

A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.

Civiliannoun

(informal) A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity.

Civiliannoun

One skilled in civil law.

Civiliannoun

A student of civil law at a university or college.

Civilianadjective

Not related to the military, police or other professions.

Civiliannoun

One skilled in the civil law.

Civiliannoun

A student of the civil law at a university or college.

Civiliannoun

One whose pursuits are those of civil life, not military or clerical.

Civiliannoun

a nonmilitary citizen

Civilianadjective

associated with or performed by civilians as contrasted with the military;

Civilian

In general use, a civilian is This use distinguishes from persons whose duties involve risking their lives to protect the public at large from hazardous situations such as terrorism, riots, conflagrations, and wars.Under international humanitarian law, civilians are and are not . It is slightly different from a non-combatant, as some non-combatants are not civilians (for example, military chaplains attached to the belligerent party or military personnel serving with a neutral country).