A person not in the military; a private citizen. civil law.N. (1) Law concerned with citizens and private matters. (2) The body of jurisprudence created by a nation or state, as opposed to natural law or international law. (3) A system of jurisprudence practiced in Europe and in Louisiana, based on the codes of ancient Roman law as opposed to the precedents that form the authority of common law. civil liberties.N. Personal rights and immunities from government oppression established and guara...