COMITY


Meaning of COMITY in English

transcription, транскрипция: [ ˈkä-mə-tē, ˈkō- ]

noun

( plural -ties )

Etymology: Latin comitat-, comitas, from comis courteous, probably from Old Latin cosmis, from com- + -smis (akin to Sanskrit smayate he smiles) — more at smile

Date: 1543

1.

a. : friendly social atmosphere : social harmony

group activities promoting comity

b. : a loose widespread community based on common social institutions

the comity of civilization

c. : comity of nations

d. : the informal and voluntary recognition by courts of one jurisdiction of the laws and judicial decisions of another

2. : avoidance of proselytizing members of another religious denomination

Merriam-Webster's Collegiate English vocabulary.      Энциклопедический словарь английского языка Merriam Webster.