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comity::noun | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Type of | concord, concordance, harmony |
| Has types | comity of nations |
Examples of comity
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Bipartisan comity may be difficult to maintain when lawmakers return in January.
From the thenewstribune.com
The prospect bodes ill for re-establishing comity and compromise in the Capitol.
From the fresnobee.com
The Obama presidency certainly hasn't ushered in an era of comity and prosperity.
From the time.com
But he is now a black man, thus infinitely more threatening to suburban comity.
From the time.com
I'm so relieved by reading all soothing words of comity and consensus I find here.
From the washingtontimes.com
Will students be thrown overboard in pursuit of a nebulous cross-party comity?
From the washingtonpost.com
In short, America is in dire need of the sort of comity Mr Obama promised in 2008.
From the economist.com
As a symbol of comity, he has made the rehabilitation of Galileo a major goal.
From the time.com
Can you define comity as it existed when you arrived versus how it exists now?
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- A state or atmosphere of harmony or mutual civility and respect
- 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. ...
- Courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others; social harmony; Friendly understanding and mutual recognition between two entities, especially nations
- 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. ...
- 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. ...
- Rules of etiquette in international relations that do not have the force of law but make international relations smoother.
- N. mutual courtesy i
