why is it called civil war? The word civil has many different definitions. look at all of the definitions and choose the meaning

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why is it called civil war? The word civil has many different definitions. look at all of the definitions and choose the meaning

used for the term Civil War.

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Jet001 [13] · Answer 1 · 2022-06-17T16:22:43+03:00

Jet001 [13]3 years ago

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It was called the civil war, because it was a war between itself.

In-s [12.5K] · Answer 2 · 2022-06-17T18:14:44+03:00

In-s [12.5K]3 years ago

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Civil also means "relating to citizens" so a Civil War is one that is between citizens of the same state or country, etc.

That is also where the name "civil court" comes from. Civil means "not related to the military."