comity of nations
1comity of nations — comity of na·tions / nā shənz/ 1: the courtesy and friendship of nations marked esp. by mutual recognition of executive, legislative, and judicial acts 2: the group of nations practicing international comity Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law.… …
2Comity of nations — 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}… …
3comity of nations — n. 1. the courtesy and respect of peaceful nations for each other s laws and institutions 2. loosely the nations showing such courtesy and respect * * * …
4comity of nations — n. 1. the courtesy and respect of peaceful nations for each other s laws and institutions 2. loosely the nations showing such courtesy and respect …
5comity of nations — noun courteous respect by one nation for the laws and institutions of another • Hypernyms: ↑comity * * * or comity of states Etymology: translation of New Latin comitas gentium 1. law …
6comity of nations — Date: 1862 1. the courtesy and friendship of nations marked especially by mutual recognition of executive, legislative, and judicial acts 2. the group of nations practicing international comity …
7comity of nations — The extent to which the law of one state or nation is allowed to operate within the dominion of another. 16 Am J2d Confl L § 4. See comity …
8COMITY 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 …
9comity — co·mi·ty / kä mə tē, kō / n 1: comity of nations 2: the informal and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another – called also judicial comity; compare choice of law …
10comity — pronounced kom i ti, means ‘considerate behaviour towards others’. It has a special meaning in international law, occurring often in the semi fixed expression comity of nations (or peoples, etc.), of ‘the mutual recognition by nations of the laws …
