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Noun
/ˈkämitē/,
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comities, plural;
  1. Courtesy and considerate behavior toward others

  2. An association of nations for their mutual benefit

  3. The mutual recognition by nations of the laws and customs of others

  1. a state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect
  2. In law, comity specifically refers to legal reciprocity--the principle that one jurisdiction will extend certain courtesies to other nations (or other jurisdictions within the same nation), particularly by recognizing the validity and effect of their executive, legislative, and judicial acts. ...
  3. Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony; Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations
  4. A code of etiquette that governs the interactions of courts in different states, localities and foreign countries. Courts generally agree to defer scheduling a trial if the same issues are being tried in a court in another jurisdiction. ...
  5. The doctrine requiring courts of one state to recognize the laws and judgments of competent courts of another state, in order to secure the reciprocal recognition by that foreign state of the laws and the judgments of the first state. See for example, Beals v. Saldanha [2003] 3 S.C.R. 416. ...
  6. rules of etiquette in international relations that do not have the force of law but make international relations smoother.
  7. n. mutual courtesy i