CommonParlance
Seed
Ordinary-language usages. Seeded from the Open English WordNet (OEWN) 2025, CC BY 4.0.
Context admission
Admitted. Context admission is separate from purpose assessments and factual verdicts.
Why maintain this knowledge?
No justification recorded. This does not mean the knowledge is unjustified; no applicable assessment has been adopted.
Particular uses
These assessments concern specific investigations, audiences, or applications. They do not replace the default justification or authorize other uses.
No particular uses recorded here.
Review or propose an assessment
Purpose authoring is optional. Propose a more specific default or a particular use only when there is something more specific to say. Each proposal includes its scope and reasoning in one market.
Purpose assessments are separate from factual reasoning and context admission. A missing or denied purpose does not change a factual verdict or prevent context creation.
Child contexts
- Science Proposed
Terms in this context
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civil day in CommonParlance
- definition a day reckoned from midnight to midnight
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civil death in CommonParlance
- definition the legal status of a person who is alive but who has been deprived of the rights and privileges of a citizen or a member of society; the legal status of one sentenced to life imprisonment
- definition cancellation of civil rights
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civil defense in CommonParlance
- definition activities organized by civilians for their own protection in time of war or disaster
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civil disobedience in CommonParlance
- definition a group's refusal to obey a law because they believe the law is immoral (as in protest against discrimination)
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civil engineer in CommonParlance
- definition an engineer trained to design and construct and maintain public works (roads or bridges or harbors etc.)
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civil engineering in CommonParlance
- definition the branch of engineering concerned with the design and construction of such public works as dams or bridges
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civil law in CommonParlance
- definition the body of laws established by a state or nation for its own regulation
- definition the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law
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civil leader in CommonParlance
- definition a leader in municipal affairs
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civil libertarian in CommonParlance
- definition a libertarian who is actively concerned with the protection of civil liberties
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civil liberty in CommonParlance
- definition one's freedom to exercise one's rights as guaranteed under the laws of the country
- definition fundamental individual right protected by law and expressed as immunity from unwarranted governmental interference
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civil marriage in CommonParlance
- definition a marriage performed by a government official rather than by a clergyman
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civil officer in CommonParlance
- definition a person who exercises authority over civilian affairs
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civil order in CommonParlance
- definition the form of government of a social organization
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civil right in CommonParlance
- definition right or rights belonging to a person by reason of citizenship including especially the fundamental freedoms and privileges guaranteed by the 13th and 14th amendments and subsequent acts of Congress including the right to legal and social and economic equality
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civil rights activist in CommonParlance
- definition a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
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civil rights leader in CommonParlance
- definition a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
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civil rights worker in CommonParlance
- definition a leader of the political movement dedicated to securing equal opportunity for members of minority groups
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civil script in CommonParlance
- definition a simplified form of the Cyrillic alphabet, introduced by Tsar Peter the Great for printing secular works.
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civil servant in CommonParlance
- definition a public official who is a member of the civil service
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civil service in CommonParlance
- definition government workers; usually hired on the basis of competitive examinations
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civil suit in CommonParlance
- definition a lawsuit alleging violations of civil law by the defendant
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civil time in CommonParlance
- definition the official time in a local region (adjusted for location around the Earth); established by law or custom
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civil union in CommonParlance
- definition a voluntary union for life (or until divorce) of adult parties of the same sex
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civil war in CommonParlance
- definition a war between factions in the same country
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civil wrong in CommonParlance
- definition (law) any wrongdoing for which an action for damages may be brought