| 单词 | comity of nations |
| 释义 | > as lemmascomity of nations 2. comity of nations: extracted from comityn. a. The courteous and friendly understanding, by which each nation respects the laws and usages of every other, so far as may be without prejudice to its own rights and interests. ΚΠ 1834 J. Story Comm. Conflict of Laws §28 It has been thought..that the term comity is not sufficiently expressive of the obligation of nations to give effect to foreign laws when they are not prejudicial to their own rights and interests.] 1858 C. Merivale Hist. Romans under Empire VI. lix. 563 Due, by the comity of nations. 1875 E. Poste tr. Gaius Institutionum Iuris Civilis (ed. 2) i. Introd. 3 The salutary but sanctionless code called the Comity of nations. b. Used for: The company of nations mutually practising international comity. [In some instances, association of the word with Latin comes ‘companion’ is to be suspected.] ΘΚΠ the world > action or operation > behaviour > good behaviour > courtesy > [noun] > international comity of nations1862 society > authority > rule or government > politics > international politics or relations > [noun] > nations practising international comity comity of nations1862 Schengen agreement1988 1862 R. H. Patterson Ess. Hist. & Art 315 A third part of the species will be brought into the comity of nations. 1864 Á. Vámbéry Trav. Central Asia 6 To show..how much Iran had it at heart to obtain admittance into the comity of states. 1875 M. Pattison I. Casaubon 294 Neither North nor South Britain entered into the comity of nations. 1880 Daily Tel. 2 Nov. Turkey should..be saved..and rendered a useful member of the civilised comity. < as lemmas |
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