comity (kom-[schwa]-tee). 1. A practice among political entities (as nations, states, or courts of different jurisdictions), involving esp. mutual recognition of legislative, executive, and judicial acts. — Also termed comitas gentium; courtoisie internationale. See FEDERAL-COMITY DOCTRINE; JUDICIAL COMITY. Cf. AB-STENTION. “ ‘Comity,’ in the legal sense, is neither a matter of absolute obligation, on the […]
federal-comity doctrine. The principle requiring federal district courts to refrain from interfering in each other’s affairs. [Cases: Federal Courts 1143.]
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international comity 国际礼让 指国际关系中必须遵守的、以礼让为基础的行为规则。英国法院有时将该词等同于国际惯例或国际习惯法。 (→comity of nations)
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Comity Clause. The clause of the U.S. Constitution giving citizens of one state the right to all privileges and immunities enjoyed by citizens of the other states. U.S. Const. art. IV, § 2, cl. 1. See PRIVILEGES AND IM-MUNITIES CLAUSE . [Cases: Constitutional Law 207. C.J.S. Constitutional Law § 649.]
comity of nations 国际礼让原则 一国出于礼让或互利，在不违反本国法律的基本原则及不损害本国国家和社会利益的前提下，承认和执行另一国的法律。这一原则虽不是国际法上的原则，但为各国遵循，从而奠定了国际私法的基础。
McNary comity. The principle that a U.S. district court should not hear a taxpayer’s civil-rights challenge to the administration of a state’s tax system. Fair Assessment in Real Estate Ass’n v. McNary, 454 U.S. 100, 102 S.Ct. 177 (1981). [Cases: Federal Courts 27.]
judicial comity. The recognition and respect that a court of one state or jurisdiction shows to another state or jurisdiction in giving effect to the other’s laws and political decisions.