comity

  • 31comity — /ˈkɒməti/ (say komuhtee) noun (plural comities) 1. courtesy; civility. 2. International Law courtesy between nations, as in the respect shown by one country for the laws, judicial decisions, and institutions of another but not binding as rules of …

  • 32comity — Literally, courtesy or civility, to which the law adds some refinements in defining the term for the purposes of conflicts of laws and international law: Neither a matter of absolute obligation on the one hand nor a mere courtesy and good will on …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 33COMITY OF NATIONS —    the name given for the effect given in one country to the laws and institutions of another in dealing with a native of it …

    The Nuttall Encyclopaedia

  • 34judicial comity — n: comity (2) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 …

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  • 35judicial comity — See comity …

    Ballentine's law dictionary

  • 36comedy — comity (?) …

    English homophone dictionary

  • 37Comities — 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. [1913 Webster] {Comity of nations}… …

    The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • 38comityof nations — comity of nations n. 1. Courteous recognition accorded by one nation to the laws and institutions of another. 2. The nations observing international comity. Also called comity. * * * …

    Universalium

  • 39Comitas gentium — (comity of nations, droit de convenance, международная вежливость) совокупность тех отношений между государствами, которые не регулируются строго юридическими нормами, а покоятся на взаимном доброжелательстве; сюда относятся добровольные уступки… …

    Энциклопедический словарь Ф.А. Брокгауза и И.А. Ефрона

  • 40comitas — Comity; courtesy …

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