COMITY

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 […]