civil
/ˈsɪvəl/ adjectiveDefinition
PEOPLE [always before noun] › relating to the ordinary people or things in a country and not to military or religious organizations: They married in a civil ceremony.
LAW [always before noun] › relating to private arguments between people and not criminal cases: a civil court
POLITE › polite in a formal way: He and his ex-wife can't even have a civil conversation.
(Definition of civil adjective from the Cambridge Learner's Dictionary
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