comity noun (plural-ties)
Etymology: Latin comitat-, comitas, from comis courteous,
probably from Old Latin cosmis, from com- + -smis
(akin to Sanskrit smayate he smiles) — more at smileDate:
1543 1.a. friendly social atmosphere ; social harmony <group
activities promoting comity> b. a loose widespread
community based on common social institutions <the comity of
civilization> c.comity of nationsd. the informal
and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and
judicial decisions of another
2. avoidance of proselytizing members of another religious
denomination
comity n. (pl. -ies) 1 courtesy, civility; considerate behaviour towards others. 2 a an association of nations etc. for mutual benefit. b (in full comity of nations) the mutual recognition
by nations of the laws and customs of others. Etymology: L comitas f. comis courteous
comity
ˈkɔmɪtɪ n. (pl. -ies) 1 courtesy, civility; considerate behaviour
towards others. 2 a an association of nations etc. for mutual benefit. b
(in full comity of nations) the mutual recognition by nations of the laws
and customs of others. [L comitas f. comis courteous]
Comity \Com"i*ty\, n.; pl. Comities. [L. comitas, fr. comis
courteous, kind.]
Mildness and suavity of manners; courtesy between equals;
friendly civility; as, comity of manners; the comity of
States.
Comity of nations (International Law), the courtesy by
which nations recognize within their own territory, or in
their courts, the peculiar institutions of another nation
or the rights and privileges acquired by its citizens in
their own land. By some authorities private international
law rests on this comity, but the better opinion is that
it is part of the common law of the land, and hence is
obligatory as law.
Syn: Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will.
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