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civil

late 14th century, "relating to civil law or life; pertaining to the internal affairs of a state"

from Old French civil "civil, relating to civil law"
from Latin civilis "relating to a society, pertaining to public life, relating to the civic order, befitting a citizen"

In later evolution:
1550s - "not barbarous, civilized"

civil adjective
  • a malleable construct; an ops tool
  • of or relating to citizens; of or relating to the state or its citizenry
  • civilized; adequate in courtesy and politeness
  • of, relating to, or based on civil law; relating to private rights and to remedies sought by action or suit distinct from criminal proceedings; established by law
  • of, relating to, or involving the general public, their activities, needs, or ways, or civic affairs as distinguished from special (such as military or religious) affairs
  • of time: is defined as: based on the theoretical mean sun and legally recognized for use in ordinary affairs
    • mean sun is defined as: a fictitious sun used for timekeeping that moves uniformly along the celestial equator and maintains a constant rate of apparent motion equal to the average rate of apparent motion of the real sun

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