âº âwild and âevil: He had a demonic (= âcruel) âgleam in his âeye. demonically adverb uk /-ËmÉn.Éª.kÉl.i/ us /-ËmÉË.nÉª-/. adverb uk /-ËmÉn.Éª.kÉl.i/ us /-ËmÉË.nÉª-/. (Definition of demonic from the Cambridge Advanced Learnerâs Dictionary & Thesaurus Â© Cambridge University Press).
The second meaning of civil law refers to the body of laws governing disputes between individuals, as opposed to those governing offenses that are public and relate to the governmentâthat is, civil law as opposed to Criminal Law.
Webster Dictionary(0.00 / 0 votes)Rate this definition: 1  Civil(adj) pertaining to a city or state, or to a citizen in his relations to his fellow citizens or to the state; within the city or state. 2  Civil(adj) subject to government; reduced to order; civilized; not barbarous; -- said of the community.