Civil Right

The right of a citizen; the right of an individual as a citizen; a right due from one citizen to another, the privation of which is a civil injury for which redress may be sought by a civil action. CIVILIS. Lat. [from civis, a citizen.] Civil, as distinguished from criminal. Civilis actio; a civil action. Bract. fol. 101 b, 102. Civilis causa; a civil cause. Id. ibid. Civil; belonging to a civitas or state. Jus civile; civil law, the particular law of a state, as distinguished from jus gentium, the common law of nations. Inst. 1. 2. 1, 2.