Civilization

Definition of Civilization

Civ`i`li`za´tion
n.1.The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.
Our manners, our civilization, and all the good things connected with manners, and with civilization, have, in this European world of ours, depended for ages upon two principles - . . . the spirit of a gentleman, and spirit of religion.
- Burke
2.(Law) Rendering a criminal process civil.

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