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<p><b>Civil authority</b> or <b>civil government</b> is the practical implementation of a <a href="page.php?w=State_%28polity%29">state</a> on behalf of its citizens, other than through <a href="page.php?w=military">military</a> units (martial law), that enforces <a href="page.php?w=law_and_order_%28politics%29">law and order</a> and that is distinguished from religious authority (for example, <a href="page.php?w=canon_law">canon law</a>) and <a href="page.php?w=secular">secular</a> authority. The enforcement of law and order is typically the role</p><p>
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