civil
Example Sentences
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He studied civil engineering at the National University but dropped out to start what would become one of the country's largest construction companies.
From Barron's
The owner added that, despite reporting the matter to the police, he had been told that issues of trespass were a civil matter.
From BBC
It also has Nebraska cattle ranchers locked in a civil war over the centuries-old tradition.
A parallel civil case continued in tax court after Brockman’s death.
The crash highlighted Turkey’s role as a power broker in Libya, an oil-rich country in north Africa that descended into political crisis and civil war after a 2011 rebellion overthrew former dictator Col.
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