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Under no circumstances should you go out alone at night. under the circumstances

as the result of a particular situation

It's not an ideal solution, but it's the best we can do under the circumstances.

cir • cus / ' sarkas / noun [ count ] ( plural cir . cus . es )

a performance by a company of people and often trained animals which travels to different places The kids enjoyed seeing the acrobats, clowns, and elephants at the circus.

cite AWL / sait / verb ( cites , cit . ing , cit ed )

to mention something as an example, to support what you are saying

She cited rising crime figures as an example of the city's problems.

cit . i . Zen © / 'sitozn / noun [ count ]

a person who belongs to a country or a city She became an American citizen in 1995.

cit • i • Zen • ship / ' sitazanjip / noun

[ noncount ]

the legal right to belong to a particular country to apply for citizenship

cit • rus fruit / ' sitras frut / noun [ count, noncount ] a fruit such as an orange or a lemon

Cit .y©/ 'siti / noun [ count ] ( plural cit ies ) a big and important town the city of New York city streets

cit • y hall ( also Cit . y Hall ) / ,siti ' h ol / noun

[ count ]

( politics ) the government of a city and the offices it uses We're going to fight city hall to get our roads repaired. We got married at City Hall.

civ • ic / sivik / adjective

( politics ) connected with a city or town, or the people

who live there

a civic leader

our civic responsibilities

civ • il aw Щ / ' sivl / adjective

connected with the public, not with the army or a church a civil wedding (= not a religious one )

connected with the legal rights of people, but not criminal issues

civil law

polite, but not very friendly

You may not like him, but try at least to be civil.

ci • vil • ian / sэ 'v^n / noun [ count ]

a person who does not belong to the army, navy, etc. or to the police

civ • i • li • za • tion / ^гуэ1э ' zeijn /

[ count, noncount ]

the way people live together in a society with laws,

education, and a government

the ancient civilizations of Greece and Rome

Western civilization

civ • i • lized / ' s^laEd / adjective

(used about a society) well organized and having a highly developed culture

polite and reasonable a civilized conversation

civ • il rights / |sivl ' raits / noun [ plural ]

a person's legal rights to freedom and to equal treatment in society

Martin Luther King Jr. was a civil rights leader during the 1960s.

civ • il serv • ant / |sivi ' sэrvэnt / noun [ count ]

( politics ) a person who works in the civil service

the civ • il serv • ice / бэ |sivi ' sэrvэs / noun [

singular ]

( politics ) the government departments in a country, and the people who work for them

civ • il war / |sivl ' war / noun [ count, noncount ]

( history , politics ) a war between groups of people who live in the same country The Civil War began in 1861.

cl abbreviation of centiliter

claim 1 / kleim / verb ( claims , claim • ing , claimed )

to say that something is true

He claims that he did the work without help.

to ask for something because it is yours

If no one claims the camera you found, you can have it.

claim2 / kleim/ noun [ count ]

saying that something is true

No one believed his claim that he had found the money on the street.

something that you ask for because you think you have a right to it

After the car accident, he made a claim to his insurance company to pay for repairs.

clam / klam/ noun [ count ]