Civ′i‐li‐za″tion (?), n. [Cf. F. civilisation.] 1. The act of civilizing, or the state of being civilized; national culture; refinement.
Our manners, our civilization, and all the good things connected with manners, and with civilization, have, in this European world of ours, depended for ages upon two principles —... the spirit of a gentleman, and spirit of religion.
Burke
2. (Law) Rendering a criminal process civil.