Word Finder - civilians

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A person following the pursuits of civil life, especially one who is not an active member of the armed forces.

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Three civilians were apprehended by the soldiers and taken away in a military vehicle.

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A person who does not belong to a particular group or engage in a particular activity.

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The bathroom was for employees only, so no civilians were allowed to use it.

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One skilled in civil law.

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A student of civil law at a university or college.

Crowds of officers and civilians drew near merely to see him.

The civilians were off the planet while his armies remained.

We civilians, as you know, have a very bad way of deciding whether a battle was won or lost.

The minister for war is generally a soldier, the others are civilians.

We haven't seen any civilians in two days, though we've had some fierce battles with some sort of insurgency.

But now the marshals and generals joined the civilians.

This factor was the rupture of communications with foreign countries, due in the earlier stages of the war to the limitation, and at one time the prohibition, of exports by neutral countries, the passing over of some of these countries to the enemy, and lastly the blockade by the enemy Powers, which increased in efficiency and made it more and more difficult to import the most essential commodities, until in the end it was almost impossible to obtain from abroad anything, needed either for the soldiers or the civilians.

Soldiers were billeted by force in private houses, and military officers executed martial law on civilians.

To smooth the way for the retreat of the Egyptian garrisons and civilians he issued proclamations announcing that the suppression of the slave trade was abandoned, that the Mandi was sultan of Kordofan, and that the Sudan was independent of Egypt.

Government soldiers have also been responsible for the deaths of innocent civilians and forcible displacement.

News presenter said we were witnessing the shooting of civilians by very edgy US troops.

It is because new proposals to lift the sanctions on Iraqi civilians will automatically tighten the embargo on weapons bound for Baghdad.

It was primarily intended to reward those foreign civilians who had assisted British escapees in enemy occupied territory.

The political fallout from the alleged massacre of 24 Iraqi civilians by US Marines in November will be worse than the.. .

The British bomb Hamburg causing a firestorm that kills 42,000 German civilians.

This is the role of war, or at least of organized military force, in halting genocide and other violence against civilians.

None of the newcomers had seen any larger group of civilians on their trek to the border, he added.

Meet superbly armored knights and men-at-arms, together with civilians and camp followers.

In Bengal the rising began at Barrackpore, was communicated to Dacca in Eastern Bengal, and for a time raged in Behar, producing the memorable defence of the billiard-room at Arrah by a handful of civilians and Sikhs - one of the most splendid pieces of gallantry in the history of the British arms. Since 1858, when the country passed to the crown, the history of Bengal has been one of steady progress.

He was told by his fellow officers that the screams of the crowd and the shrieks of the woman were due to the fact that General Ermolov, coming up to the crowd and learning that soldiers were dispersing among the shops while crowds of civilians blocked the bridge, had ordered two guns to be unlimbered and made a show of firing at the bridge.

The recapture of Newry in May 1642 was accompanied by the massacre of soldiers and civilians in reprisal for the killing of Protestants.

All the savagery of Vietnam-era wars against civilians, only this time they have much better control of the press.

Many objects that are considered as Trench Art were made not by servicemen, but by local civilians, for sale to soldiers.

The shocking revelation that more than 30,000 Iraqi civilians may have been killed in this same period was also featured.

The soldiers ' options were to stand down, to club unarmed civilians to the ground, or to open fire.

The vast majority of the victims are unarmed civilians.

The reason for that was due to the gift being from the royalties of his book in which he justified targeted violence against civilians.

The card is issued to military members and to civilians traveling under government orders.

Both service members and civilians who are issued government travel cards are bound by the regulations regarding the usage of the cards.

During World War II, Burpee's company was instrumental in promoting the Victory garden which encouraged civilians to plant home gardens to aid the war effort.

The same qualities that worked to keep tennis and polo players cool helped keep these civilians looking well-kept while still protecting them from the desert heat.

Likewise, there are many civilians that also use night vision goggles.

They blame him for all sorts of nasty things, like killing civilians, but what really ticks him off is being accused of treason.

Within those missions you have some parameters that you have to follow, like "don't kill any civilians" or "make sure to save all the hostages".

Today, besides veterans, many notables are buried at Arlington, including U.S. presidents, Supreme Court justices, U.S. senators, and civilians who were honored for their work and dedication to their country.

With 624 acres, it is the second largest national cemetery in the United States, with more than 300,000 military veterans and notable civilians buried there, some dating as far back as the Revolutionary War.

There are opportunities for civilians to work overseas as security contractors in many locations.

In fact, most civilians are not allowed on the base.

The American Red Cross organized relief efforts for soldiers and civilians during all subsequent major wars.

Eight years later, the donor service was extended to civilians at a center in Rochester, NY.

The pain and suffering of soldiers and civilians left an imprint.

When asked about the inn's latest guest paranormal activity, Staub said, "Our re-creation of a Victorian seance was one way civilians dealt with the great loss of loved ones."

Multiple Battlestar Galactica characters came to life as members of the deck crew, CIC, pilots and ordinary civilians over the years.

Anyone can become a reenactor, including women and children, as civilians play an important role in many reenactments.

The Blue Evening Mess Uniform is worn to functions that civilians would wear white tie and tail.

The majority of Spaniards were kept by the government and the press quite in the dark about the growth of disaffection in Cuba, so that they were loath to listen to the few men, soldiers and civilians, courageous enough to raise the note of alarm during the ten years before the final catastrophe.

The country does not condone acts of terrorism against civilians.

And the problem with lying about dead civilians is that its a sure sign of moral bankruptcy.

Further examples of Japanese bestiality and manic aggressive behavior continued throughout the second world war against enemy service men and civilians.

Many civilians were drowned as they tried to escape the carnage by fleeing across the River Slaney.