C. A practice by states or courts of different jurisdictions of recognizing each other's legislative, executive and judicial acts.
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A practice among political entities, states, or courts of different jurisdiction of mutual recognition of legislative, executive and judicial acts. Black's Law Dictionary® Eighth Edition © 2004
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" 'Comity' in the legal sense, is neither a matter of absolute obligation, on one hand, nor of mere courtesy and good will, upon the other. But it is the recognition which one nation allows within its territory to the legislative, executive, or judicial acts of another nation, having due regard both to international duty and convenience, and to the rights of its own citizens, or other persons who are under the protection of its laws." Hilton v. Guyot, 159 U.S. 113. 163-164, 16 S.Ct. 143 (1895)