Comity - Law Dictionary Search Results

comity

comity 1 : comity of nations 2 : the informal and

Comity of Nations, the most appropriate phrase to express the true

comity of nations : the courtesy and friendship of nations marked

judicial comity : comity

and suavity of manners courtesy between equals friendly civility as comity of manners the comity of States

Vicecomes dicitur quod vicem comitis suppleat. Co. Litt. 168 a.-[Vicecomes (sheriff) is so called because

the Constitution in the back matter compare choice of law, comity, federalism NOTE: Unlike comity, full faith and credit is a

multiple federal laws) should be applied in a case compare comity, federalism, full faith and credit

equity pl: -ties [Latin aequitat- aequitas fairness, justice, from aequus equal, fair] 1 a : justice according to fairness esp....

was first developed by judges in case law based on comity. It is used primarily in administrative law cases and federal