Relating to ordinary citizens and their concerns
“The arrest was a seizure by seven armed men dressed in civilian clothes who abducted him in an unlicensed car.”
Not part of the military, nonmilitary, noncombatant, or noncombative
“The civilian population was grateful for the peaceful resolution of the conflict, as they were unaffected by the military operations.”
Wearing ordinary civilian clothes instead of a uniform
Not ordained into or belonging to the clergy
A person not in the armed services or the police force
“Under the Geneva Conventions it is a war crime to target deliberately innocent civilians.”
A common person, someone of a lower class
An inhabitant of a particular town or city
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