CIVIDAD-REAL, a city of Spain, in the province of New Castile: it is the capital of La Mancha, situated on the river Guadiana, sixty miles south of Toledo: W. long. 4^{\circ} 20', N. lat. 39^{\circ}.

CIVIL, in a general sense, something that regards the policy, public good, or peace of the citizens, or subjects of the state; in which sense we say, civil government, civil law, civil right, civil war, &c.

CIVIL, in a legal sense, is also applied to the ordinary procedure in an action, relating to some pecuniary matter or interest, in which sense it is opposed to criminal.