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Recent Examples of civilian
Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
While investigating the incident, the Clark Township Police Department received a 911 call from a civilian who was transporting a stabbing victim to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Valentino's Georgette fabrics, chiffon ruffles and ornate embellishments, including the exclusive budellini technique − where sheep's wool is hand-rolled into tubes, wrapped in silk and stitched together − won him a multitude of awards, including France's highest civilian distinction in 2006.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
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Noun
Under the protocol, which was first created in 1984, the Contra Costa County District Attorney’s Office conducts an independent investigation to determine criminal liability in an incident when an officer or civilian is shot or dies during an encounter with law enforcement in the county.
—Hema Sivanandam, Mercury News, 8 Jan. 2026
While investigating the incident, the Clark Township Police Department received a 911 call from a civilian who was transporting a stabbing victim to an area hospital with non-life-threatening injuries.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 7 Jan. 2026
Adjective
Among them was one civilian victim, still unnamed.
—Oriana Van Praag, New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2026
Valentino's Georgette fabrics, chiffon ruffles and ornate embellishments, including the exclusive budellini technique − where sheep's wool is hand-rolled into tubes, wrapped in silk and stitched together − won him a multitude of awards, including France's highest civilian distinction in 2006.
—Kim Willis, USA Today, 19 Jan. 2026
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The government accused the Druze of resisting its rule and, in combination with tens of thousands of Bedouin tribal fighters, attacked Druze villages, killing hundreds of people, including many noncombatants.—
Steven N. Simon,
Foreign Affairs,
10 Sep. 2025
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His cases there included the successful prosecution — in a 25-month trial — of a Croatian general who ordered the slaughter of Muslim noncombatants.—
Dan Sullivan,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2025
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Constitutional law professor David Schultz, who has taught a class on police, criminal and civil procedure, has some answers.—
Esme Murphy,
CBS News,
12 Jan. 2026
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But the memory of decades-long civil unrest, largely ended by a peace agreement signed in 2016, is still fresh enough to provide a real-life context for Teddy’s machinations.—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
11 Jan. 2026
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“Civilian.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/civilian. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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