Comity
Definition of Comity
Com´i`ty
n.
1.
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
.
Related Words
comity
of
nations
,
concord
,
concordance
,
harmony
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