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civil [ˈsıvəl] ADJ

3. civil LAW:

civil
民事的 mínshìde
civil
民法的 mínfǎde
a civil case
民事案件

civil engineering N

civil law N

1. civil law:

civil law
民法 mínfǎ
civil law
国家法 guójiāfǎ

2. civil law HISTORY:

civil law
罗马法 luómǎfǎ

civil rights N

civil servant N

civil service N

1. civil service:

the civil service
文职部门 wénzhí bùmén

2. civil service [总称]:

the civil service
文职公务员 wénzhí gōngwùyuán

civil war N

Usage examples with civil

a civil case
民事案件
the civil service
[总称] 文职人员；文职机构
put space technology into civil use
将航天技术用于民间
the prologue to the American Civil War
美国内战的序幕

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The punishments for civil outlawry were nevertheless harsh, including confiscation of chattels (movable property) left behind by the outlaw.
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Many cross-border regions are based on some sort of civil-law agreements among the participating authorities.
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Polygamy is not permitted, and there are prohibitions of marriages between some relatives and some who are already in a civil union.
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Since the consolidation of this separation in the first decades of the 20th century, only civil marriage or unions have been recognized by the state.
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He was a civil engineer involved with property development, while she ran a clinic to help drug addicts.
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However, he halted the civil service examinations in 1373 after complaining that the 120 scholar-officials who obtained a "jinshi" degree were incompetent ministers.
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Many practitioners have found that effective programs to recover corruptly acquired assets often use a coordinated package of criminal and civil measures to secure and recover assets.
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During 2009 it was agreed collectively that the civil servants would receive a pay increase of 1%.
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The first part of the commission's work, a portion of the code of civil procedure, was reported and enacted by the legislature in 1848.
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Under that rule, the perpetrator of any (civil or criminal) illegality were held responsible for manslaughter for any death they caused.
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