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单词 civilly
释义

civilly

adverb

civ·​il·​ly ˈsi-və(l)-lē How to pronounce civilly (audio)
1
: in terms of civil rights, law, or matters
civilly dead
2
: in a civil manner : politely

Example Sentences

Recent Examples on the Web Christopher Lee Smart, a longtime social worker who saw patients daily at Patton state hospital, a psychiatric facility that provides treatment to those forensically and civilly committed by the courts, is charged with nine felonies. Richard Winton, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2022 If that gun is used to commit a crime before the person turns 21, the co-signer would only be able to be held civilly liable. Andrew J. Tobias, cleveland, 18 Aug. 2022 The patient who attacked the workers and others had been civilly committed to the hospital in 2017. Fox News, 16 Aug. 2022 But this time was different: During the competency hearing where the charges were dismissed, a prosecutor promised the state would petition for Ahkivgak to be civilly committed to a mental health facility. Tess Williams, Anchorage Daily News, 27 June 2022 Those who are dangerous/violent must be civilly committed (involuntary treatment), for the safety of all. oregonlive, 29 Apr. 2022 Rayshawn Settles, 22, of Lowell, was arrested at Lowell General Hospital’s Saint’s Campus, where he has been civilly held since Aug. 1, the district attorney’s officesaid in a statement Sunday. Adam Sennott, BostonGlobe.com, 7 Aug. 2022 With Prisco civilly walking the client to a patrol car. Kwame Christian, Forbes, 18 July 2022 Four years later, three officers, including Mr. Burgio, were dismissed from the force and found civilly liable for elements of the attack. New York Times, 19 July 2022 See More

Word History

First Known Use

15th century, in the meaning defined at sense 1

civilly

adverb

as in courteously

Synonyms & Similar Words

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  • courteously
  • politely
  • respectfully
  • bashfully
  • timorously
  • shyly
  • fearfully
  • diffidently
  • timidly
  • suppliantly
  • deferentially
  • self-deprecatingly
  • obsequiously
  • humbly
  • subserviently
  • servilely
  • meekly
  • submissively
  • sheepishly
  • abjectly
  • mousily
  • lowly
  • meanly
  • modestly
  • hat in hand

Antonyms & Near Antonyms

  • boldly
  • contemptuously
  • proudly
  • arrogantly
  • scornfully
  • haughtily
  • loftily
  • imperiously
  • superciliously
  • brazenly
  • audaciously
  • pompously
  • brashly
  • huffily
  • presumptuously
  • pridefully
  • pretentiously
  • fearlessly
  • swaggeringly
  • disrespectfully
  • recklessly
  • rashly
  • rudely
  • impertinently
  • disdainfully
  • discourteously
  • uncivilly
  • saucily
  • self-importantly
  • impudently
  • impolitely
  • uppishly
  • ungraciously
  • bitchily
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