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Concise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press:
comity /ˈkɒmɪti/

▶noun (pl. comities) formal

1 an association of nations for their mutual benefit.
■ (also comity of nations) the mutual recognition by nations of the laws and customs of others.

2 courtesy and considerate behaviour towards others.

– origin C16: from L. comitas, from comis ‘courteous’.

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