Definition of Comities. Meaning of Comities. Synonyms of Comities

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Definition of Comities

Comities
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. 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. Syn: Civility; good breeding; courtesy; good will.

Meaning of Comities from wikipedia

- In law, comity is "a principle or practice among political entities such as countries, states, or courts of different jurisdictions, whereby legislative...
- nevertheless often recognized state-to-state according to the common practice of comity. States are prohibited from discriminating against citizens of other states...
- (U.S. Constitution, Article IV, Section 2, Clause 1, also known as the Comity Clause) prevents a state from treating citizens of other states in a discriminatory...
- system of national law, considerable effort goes into developing a spirit of comity between federal government and states. By the doctrine of 'Res judicata'...
- systems. Although international law may also be reflected in international comity—the practices adopted by states to maintain good relations and mutual recognition—such...
- relationship with the Biden administration has been portra**** in media as one of comity. Biden has described McConnell as "a friend, colleague and 'man of his word...
- denominations in starting mission work in the islands and to enter into a Comity Agreement that would facilitate the establishment of such missions. The...
- otherwise valid and recognised by and in all jurisdictions whose rules of comity mandate the recognition of any marriage that was legally formed in the jurisdiction...
- each other's authority. The doctrine of comity was introduced as one of the means to answer these questions. Comity has undergone various changes since its...
- discuss how to bring Protestantism to the Philippines. The result was a comity agreement that divided the Philippines into missionary areas by denomination...