| 单词 | civil |
| 释义 | civil (sɪvəl ) 1. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use civil to describe events that happen within a country and that involve the different groups of people in it. ...civil unrest. 2. adjective [usually ADJECTIVE noun] You use civil to describe people or things in a country that are not connected with its armed forces. ...the U.S. civil aviation industry. 3. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use civil to describe things that are connected with the state rather than with a religion. They were married on August 9 in a civil ceremony in Venice. ...Jewish civil and religious law. 4. adjective [ADJECTIVE noun] You use civil to describe the rights that people have within a society. ...a United Nations covenant on civil and political rights. 5. adjective Someone who is civil is polite in a formal way, but not particularly friendly. [formal] As visitors, the least we can do is be civil to the people in their own land. [+ to] civilly adverb The man nodded civilly to Sharpe, then consulted a notebook. civility (sɪvɪlɪti ) uncountable noun ...civility to underlings. [+ to] Synonyms: politeness, consideration, courtesy, tact Collocations: civil code Its constitutional court ruled that the civil code violated constitutional guarantees of freedom of marriage and equality between people. Times, Sunday Times The law changed the definition of marriage in the city's civil code to a free union between two people. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 During the same year, the parts of the civil code that dealt with family finances were also reformed. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A traditional civil code could also have been adopted. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 A jurisdiction that has a civil code generally also has a code of civil procedure. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Generally, in a civil complaint, a plaintiff alleges facts sufficient to establish all the elements of the claim and thus states a cause of action. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The unsightly presence of the antennae has been a cause of some civil complaint. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 For minor civil complaints and offenses, justices of the peace take the case. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Article 108 (investigative bodies for civil complaints) has been abrogated in 1999. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Wars were usually an extension of civil conflict, were fought without rules and did not lead to an outcome that was accepted by all. Times, Sunday Times We are in a terrible civil conflict now. Times, Sunday Times Nations with high population growth are more likely to experience civil conflict. Times, Sunday Times There will eventually be a serious civil conflict when we do pull the troops out. The Sun The larger crisis, however, remains, with fears growing that the oil-rich nation could slide into all-out civil conflict or disintegrate as rival militias claim power and oil reserves. Times, Sunday Times These would not be legally binding, but could be used as evidence in a civil court if a mother or father reneged on the deal. Times, Sunday Times (2011) It is thought to be the first time witnesses in a civil court action have applied en masse for anonymity. Times, Sunday Times (2012) Today reminded me of my jury duty last week in a civil court. Christianity Today (2000) A civil court is in no position to make a judicial determination of what is and what is not a correct biblical interpretation. Christianity Today (2000) This gives a free rein to prejudice and inconsistency where the outcome can be as serious to a plaintiff as a judgment in a civil court. Times, Sunday Times (2016) The police had wanted the match to continue because they feared civil disorder if it was abandoned. Times, Sunday Times By closing the banks, the government there ensured civil disorder and then declared a state of siege. Times, Sunday Times More than 200 front pages dating from 1906 to 2006 are on show, covering topics including wars, disasters, politics, civil disorder and sport. The Sun Police chiefs have spent months drawing up contingency plans to deal with widespread civil disorder at the country's borders and ports in the event of a no-deal. Times, Sunday Times He exercised his heavy responsibilities in a large co-educational grammar school on the north side of the city in a testing period of intense civil disorder. Times, Sunday Times Scores of cities across the nation registered some level of civil disturbance. Smithsonian Whenever groups were arrested there was the danger of civil disturbance, he said. Times, Sunday Times The prospect of civil disturbance will undermine the legitimacy of the administration in any case. Times, Sunday Times Although the main opposition parties claimed the elections had been manipulated, there was none of the civil disturbance that followed the 1993 election. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 That, and serving their neighbours during storms, fires, earthquakes and civil disturbances. Times, Sunday Times The arbitrators ultimately made the right call in this first case challenging a civil judgment rather than a particular law or standard. Globe and Mail Ultimately, the suit failed to win any civil judgment against the defendants. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 These moves would help criminal investigations, assist asset recovery after civil judgments and enable banks and lawyers to do proper due diligence on clients. Times, Sunday Times His civil judgments were of high quality and his sentencing, while robust, was always fair and sensitive. Times, Sunday Times The number of civil judgments had decreased by 15,1 percent. The Star (South Africa) Also, court fees and fines meet 80 per cent of the cost of civil justice, with the taxpayer supplying the remaining 100 million. Times, Sunday Times We have to communicate better the services we provide and how they are essential to a proper criminal and civil justice system. Times, Sunday Times Do we really want in our civil justice systems to commercialise the practice of law? Times, Sunday Times Others are a right to housing and a minimum standard of living, as well as extra rights in criminal and civil justice and the environment. The Sun On the surface it looked like the long-overdue democratisation of civil justice. Times, Sunday Times Second, the damages a court awards in a civil lawsuit will not be covered under most church insurance policies. Christianity Today (2000) The civil lawsuit was filed by public attorneys. Times, Sunday Times (2016) She filed a civil lawsuit against him earlier last week. Times, Sunday Times (2014) The statute of limitations specifies the deadline for filing a civil lawsuit. Christianity Today (2000) Any civil lawyer will identify why our proceedings cost so much; lengthy cross-examination and oral argument and, above all else, disclosure of documents. Times, Sunday Times He was listed as the country's highest-earning civil lawyer in legal aid in 2008, with an income of 500,000-plus. The Sun No competent legal team would ever recommend co-operating with for-profit civil lawyers. Times,Sunday Times It was a hall of civil lawyers in the 16th century. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Unfamiliarity with these requirements can lead to criminal and civil liability. Christianity Today Also, failure to report could result in possible civil liability. Christianity Today Any credible legal system examining issues of criminal or civil liability - something that clubs have apparently expressed concerns about - will have to grasp this distinction. Times,Sunday Times But other courts have declined to impose civil liability on mandatory reporters for failing to report without a statutory basis. Christianity Today In both cases the member state had failed to fulfil its obligation to ensure that civil liability in respect to the use of motor vehicles was covered by insurance. Times, Sunday Times It was possible in civil litigation to define relevance and necessity by reference to the statements of case. Times, Sunday Times (2007) The bank is still vulnerable to civil litigation and potential criminal cases brought against current and former employees. Times, Sunday Times (2013) A third involves civil litigation in western courts. Times, Sunday Times (2016) Fees will be relatively cheaper than those demanded by civil litigation lawyers. Times, Sunday Times (2008) He is calling for the hourly fees to be reduced significantly in a review of civil litigation costs. Times, Sunday Times (2009) Subsequently, the federal government announced that various civil organizations and clubs were illegal. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 There are many political parties and advocacy groups and, new on the scene, civil organizations. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The government has been working with civil organizations since 2002 to develop an educational program that encourages the reduction of food waste. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 It has provoked critical rebukement from civil organizations to stop the contaminated pollution of lights for fauna. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Employers can also be issued with a civil penalty of either 15,000 or 20,000 per illegal worker but the number issued has also fallen. Times, Sunday Times He warned that fines would be higher under a civil penalty system and that bailiffs could be sent to households that declined to pay the £157.50 annual levy. Times,Sunday Times Mariner later paid a related $30,000 civil penalty. Houston Chronicle Letting agents or landlords who do so twice in five years could face prosecution or a civil penalty of up to 30,000. Times, Sunday Times This month it introduced a civil penalty enabling it to fine landlords up to 30,000 for breaches of housing rules, such as renting out unlicensed properties. Times, Sunday Times He added that ministers were engaging regularly with an expert group from the civil procedure rules committee regarding pre-action protocols. Times,Sunday Times This could involve a change to the civil procedure rules, supposed to make proceedings cheaper and faster, he said. Times, Sunday Times Historically, in criminal and civil procedure facts had to be proved by oral evidence on oath in court and tested by cross-examination. Times, Sunday Times From there she went into academia, specialising first in civil procedure. Times,Sunday Times He said it could be established with a change to the civil procedure rules rather than new legislation. Times, Sunday Times Chub brightened to learn that what he'd initially regarded as ducking a debt was, in fact, an act of legitimate civil protest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 As long as the goals were not achieved, the movement continued its activities on the two levels, and continued to raise awareness and civil protest. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Legal or human rights observers act as an independent third party within a conflictual civil protest context, observing police behaviour in order to keep police accountable for their actions. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 But trading has understandably been disrupted by the civil protests over the removal of the fuel duty subsidy and the state of emergency in some northern areas. Times, Sunday Times These ill-trained security forces have no idea how to police civil protests by people who are often carrying nothing but schoolbags. Times, Sunday Times Several courts have addressed the issue of whether to recognize such a civil remedy apart from any specific language in the statute creating one. Christianity Today The defendant had submitted that the civil remedy under section 1 (3) would suffice to protect privacy rights in such circumstances. Times, Sunday Times Furthermore, there already exist multiple grounds on which a civil remedy may be sought. Times, Sunday Times Second, the legislative intent behind the statute supports the creation of a civil remedy. Christianity Today However, it offers only a civil remedy for the offence. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Now only 'genuine self-reports' will be considered for a civil settlement. Times, Sunday Times A civil settlement would require the company to pay a fine, but it would not result in criminal charges. Times, Sunday Times Like other places, a civil settlement formed around the castellum containing many traders and manual workers. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The case was also the largest civil settlement against a pharmaceutical company as of then. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 However, the castle was too small to be the heart of a civil settlement. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The story begins with a portrait of an impoverished country riven by inequality, civil strife and coups d'état. Times,Sunday Times Behind the comic sleight of hand, a darker story unfolds: of time and ageing, bitter civil strife and broken hopes. Times, Sunday Times Civil strife builds up slowly within the tower. The Times Literary Supplement Opposition leaders gave a warning that any such action could push the country towards civil strife. Times, Sunday Times Is it a picture of a society recovering from civil strife? Times, Sunday Times Now the pair also face financial ruin as the insurance companies launch a civil suit to retrieve the money stolen from them. Times, Sunday Times The law already forbids a civil suit for damages for what experts do in court; now disciplinary proceedings are subject to the same ban. Times, Sunday Times A civil suit was a possibility. Times, Sunday Times But they might be liable for damages from a civil suit. Globe and Mail And last month she paid authorities 650,000 in a civil suit. The Sun The credibility of both witnesses was seriously called into question during the 2000 civil trial. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 She also supervised civil trial litigation involving federal agency programsin particular, important cases raising critical constitutional or statutory issues. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Her civil trial practice included mediation and arbitration work. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 In a civil trial involving damages, a default judgment will enter the amount of damages pleaded in the original complaint. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The average civil trial lasted approximately five years, and civil suits could continue for decades. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 Translations: Chinese: 国民的 Japanese: 市民の |
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