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Meaning of "comity" in the English dictionary

DICTIONARY

ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD COMITY

From Latin cōmitās, from cōmis affable, obliging, of uncertain origin.

Etymology is the study of the origin of words and their changes in structure and significance.

PRONUNCIATION OF COMITY

ˈkɒmɪtɪ


GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF COMITY

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Comity is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES COMITY MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Comity

In law, comity is legal reciprocity—the principle that one jurisdiction will extend certain courtesies to other nations, particularly by recognizing the validity and effect of their executive, legislative, and judicial acts. The term refers to the idea that courts should not act in a way that demeans the jurisdiction, laws, or judicial decisions of another jurisdiction. Part of the presumption of comity is that other jurisdictions will reciprocate the courtesy shown to them. Many statutes relating to the enforcement of foreign judgments require that the judgments of a particular jurisdiction will be recognized and enforced by a forum only to the extent that the other jurisdiction would recognize and enforce the judgments rendered by that forum. See reciprocity. In the law of the United States, comity may refer to the Privileges and Immunities Clause in Article Four of the United States Constitution. This clause provides that "The Citizens of each State shall be entitled to all Privileges and Immunities of Citizens in the several States.

Definition of comity in the English dictionary

The definition of comity in the dictionary is mutual civility; courtesy. Other definition of comity is the policy whereby one religious denomination refrains from proselytizing the members of another.

WORDS THAT RHYME WITH COMITY

amity · anonymity · calamity · committee · conformity · deformity · enmity · enormity · extremity · Mitty · proximity · samithi · subcommittee · uniformity

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE COMITY

coming · coming of age · coming out · coming up! · coming-of-age · comings and goings · Comintern · comique · comitadji · comitadjis · comital · comitative · comitatus · comitia · comitial · comities · comity of nations · comix

WORDS THAT END LIKE COMITY

abnormity · dimity · disconformity · equanimity · infirmity · intimity · longanimity · magnanimity · mity · multiformity · nonconformity · nonuniformity · omniformity · parvanimity · pseudonymity · pusillanimity · sublimity · synonymity · unanimity · unconformity

Synonyms and antonyms of comity in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «comity» into 25 languages

TRANSLATOR

TRANSLATION OF COMITY

Find out the translation of comity to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.

The translations of comity from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «comity» in English.
zh

Translator English - Chinese

礼让
1,325 millions of speakers
es

Translator English - Spanish

cortesía
570 millions of speakers
en

English

comity
510 millions of speakers
hi

Translator English - Hindi

सौजन्य
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

المجاملة
280 millions of speakers
ru

Translator English - Russian

вежливости
278 millions of speakers
pt

Translator English - Portuguese

cortesia
270 millions of speakers
bn

Translator English - Bengali

ভদ্রতা
260 millions of speakers
fr

Translator English - French

courtoisie
220 millions of speakers
ms

Translator English - Malay

Comity
190 millions of speakers
de

Translator English - German

Höflichkeit
180 millions of speakers
ja

Translator English - Japanese

礼譲
130 millions of speakers
ko

Translator English - Korean

해묵은
85 millions of speakers
jv

Translator English - Javanese

Comity
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tao nha
80 millions of speakers
ta

Translator English - Tamil

மரியாதை
75 millions of speakers
mr

Translator English - Marathi

विवेक
75 millions of speakers
tr

Translator English - Turkish

kibarlık
70 millions of speakers
it

Translator English - Italian

cortesia
65 millions of speakers
pl

Translator English - Polish

comity
50 millions of speakers
uk

Translator English - Ukrainian

ввічливості
40 millions of speakers
ro

Translator English - Romanian

curtoaziei
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

αβροφροσύνη
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

courtoisie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

hövlighet
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

comity
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of comity

TRENDS

TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «COMITY»

Principal search tendencies and common uses of comity
List of principal searches undertaken by users to access our English online dictionary and most widely used expressions with the word «comity».

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about comity

EXAMPLES

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «COMITY»

Discover the use of comity in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to comity and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Judges and Legislators: Toward Institutional Comity
The articles published in this volume are an outgrowth of those discussions.
Robert A. Katzmann
2
An Imperfect Union: Slavery, Federalism, and Comity
" -- James W. Ely, Jr., California Law Review 69 (1981) 1755. Paul Finkelman is the President William McKinley Distinguished Professor of Law and Public Policy and Senior Fellow, Government Law Center, Albany Law School.
Paul Finkelman, 1981
3
The Decline of Comity in Congress
Probes incivility among U.S. lawmakers, demonstrating why institutional reform will not solve gridlock in Washington
Eric M. Uslaner, 1996
4
Comity
Set in the corner of northeast Oregon, this is the story of a woman from Ireland whose husband was killed in a wagon accident on the Oregon Trail.
Glenn Knight, 2004
5
The Comity and Grace of Method: Essays in Honor of Edmund F. ...
Essays that reflect the interests and influence of a highly distinguished scholar of religions
Thomas Ryba, George D. Bond, Herman Tull, 2004
6
Altruism, Narcissism, Comity: Research Perspectives from ...
How does the sense of basic fairness--or selflessness versus selfishness--arise? How is it exhibited behaviorally? How is it maintained?
Nathaniel J. Pallone
7
Antitrust Law Developments (sixth)
2. Comity Considerations The comity considerations the DOJ and the FTC apply to their enforcement decisions are set out in the agencies' International Antitrust GuidelinesTM The Guidelines state that the agencies take comity considerations  ...
‎2007
8
Cooperation, Comity, and Competition Policy
according to one nation's antimonopoly law not being recognized in another nation—the reasonable principle and comity theory have generally been adopted as an adjustment and a compliment to the effects doctrine. A good example is the  ...
Andrew T. Guzmán, 2011
9
Extraterritorial Jurisdiction in Theory and Practice: ...
In this context, the comity principle does not answer Huber's question, 'how' can one sovereign use another's law. Rather, it addresses the question 'Which law', domestic or foreign, shall be applied to determine the rights of the parties in the ...
Karl Matthias Meessen, 1996
10
On Same-sex Marriage, Civil Unions, and the Rule of Law: ...
Justice Washington thereby suggested that the Comity Clause protected, among other things, the right to travel, which includes both the right to pass through a state and the right to establish residence in any state. Not all justices agree with ...
Mark Philip Strasser, 2002

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «COMITY»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term comity is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Why small talk is so excruciating
It asks and answers familiar questions, dwells of topics of reliable comity, and stresses fellow feeling rather than sources of disagreement. «Vox, Jul 15»
2
Putting out the West Asian fire
... to nurture peace in West Asia — using India's moral strength, spiritual influence and its current position in the comity of world nations. «The Hindu, Jul 15»
3
For $77500, This 2009 Dodge Viper Is A Snake Of A Different Color
... with its roll-up windows, one-hand top, and fancy stopping-before-the-school-bus ABS brakes makes certain necessary nods to comity. «Jalopnik, Jul 15»
4
Pakistan 'most resilient nation', is rising again, says Gen Sharif
... Tuesday that despite suffering so much from terrorism, Pakistan is the world's most resilient nation and is rising again in the comity of nations. «Pakistan Today, Jul 15»
5
Radicals in Legislature making it hard to cooperate
One would think – and hope – that there would be a spirit of comity, of compromise, of working together to help the people who sent us to ... «Foster's Daily Democrat, Jul 15»
6
Google case could end up at top court
... Google launched its appeal contending, in part, that the injunction's extraterritorial reach was inappropriate and violated principles of comity, ... «Lawyers Weekly Canada, Jul 15»
7
Nigeria and Her Gay-Marriages Affirming Friends
Now, it over and done - the United States has joined the comity of 20 other same-sex or gender-neutral marriages-legal countries, including ... «AllAfrica.com, Jul 15»
8
Colombia Joins Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg in Letting …
The obvious solution is comity: Objecting doctors and institutions should be able to opt out without penalty. If countries that permit medicalized ... «LifeNews.com, Jul 15»
9
Human Rights in Venezuela v. America
... independence, peace, solidarity, the common good, the nation's territorial integrity, comity and the rule of law for this and future generations.". «The People's Voice, Jul 15»
10
Asia laments America's short attention span
They do not want to upset the basic atmosphere of trade, commerce and comity that has allowed many Asian countries to boom. “What we want ... «The Daily Star, Jul 15»
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