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rec·i·proc·i·ty /ˌre-sə-'prä-sə-tē/ n pl -ties1: the quality or state of being reciprocal2: the exchange, recognition, or enforcement of licenses, privileges, or obligations between states of the U.S. or between nations
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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concord, cooperation, correspondence, exchange, give and take, interchange, interplay, mutuality, reciprocality, reciprocalness, reciprocation, return, vicissitudo
associated concepts: reciprocity of enforcement of laws between states
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comity, exchange, mutuality, quid pro quo, rapprochement, relationship (connection)
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.An agreement or relationship between states, countries, or people, in which the rights and privileges of one are observed in the other; e.g., an attorney who is a member of a bar in one state is allowed to practice law in states that have reciprocity with the first state.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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1) The condition of being reciprocal.2) The mutual exchange of privileges between states, nations, businesses, or individuals for commercial or diplomatic purposes.Category: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. An agreement or relationship between states, or localities, where special advantages are bestowed upon citizens of A by B in exchange for similar advantages being bestowed on citizens of B by A. For example, State A may allow attorneys who are properly licensed in State B to become licensed in State A without taking a bar examination, if State B affords the same privilege to lawyers who are properly licensed in State A.
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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n.mutual exchange of privileges between states, nations, businesses or individuals. In regard to lawyers, reciprocity refers to recognizing the license of an attorney from another state without the necessity of taking the local state's bar examination. Such reciprocity is seldom granted now, since many large states refuse to give it.
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.