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command. 1. An order; a directive. 2. In legal positivism, the sovereign’s express desire that a person act or refrain from acting a certain way, combined with the threat of punishment for failure to comply.“Commands are orders backed by threats. It is in virtue of threatened evils, sanctions, that expressions of desire not only constitute…

comm.abbr.COMMONWEALTH.[Blacks Law 8th]

Comity Clause.The clause of the U.S. Constitution giving citizens of one state the right to all privileges and immunities enjoyed by citizens of the other states. U.S. Const. art. IV, § 2, cl. 1. See PRIVILEGES AND IM-MUNITIES CLAUSE . [Cases: Constitutional Law  207. C.J.S. Constitutional Law § 649.] [Blacks Law 8th]

comity (kom-<<schwa>>-tee).1. A practice among political entities (as nations, states, or courts of different jurisdictions), involving esp. mutual recognition of legislative, executive, and judicial acts. — Also termed comitas gentium; courtoisie internationale. See FEDERAL-COMITY DOCTRINE; JUDICIAL COMITY. Cf. AB-STENTION. “ ‘Comity,’ in the legal sense, is neither a matter of absolute obligation, on the one hand,…

comitia (k<<schwa>>-mish-ee-<<schwa>>), n. [Latin “assembly”] Roman law. An assembly of the Roman people, gathered together for legislative or judicial purposes. • Women were excluded from participation. comitia centuriata (k<<schwa>>-mish-ee-<<schwa>> sen-tyoor-ee-ay-t<< schwa>>). (often cap.) An assembly of the entire populace, voting by centuries (that is, military units) empowered to elect magistrates and to act as a…

comites paleys (kom-<<schwa>>-teez pa-lays). [Law French] Hist. Counts or earls palatine; those who exercise royal privileges in a county palatine. See COUNTY PALATINE. [Blacks Law 8th]

comites (kom-<<schwa>>-teez). See COMES. [Blacks Law 8th]

comitatus (kom-<<schwa>>-tay-t<<schwa>>s). [Latin] Hist. 1. A county or shire. See POSSE COMITATUS. 2. The territorial jurisdiction of a count or earl. 3. A county court. 4. The retinue accompanying a prince or high government official. [Blacks Law 8th]

comitatu commisso (kom-<<schwa>>-tay-t[y]oo k<<schwa>>-mis-oh). [Latin “county commission”] Hist. A writ or commission authorizing a sheriff to take charge of a county. [Blacks Law 8th]

comitatu et castro commisso (kom-<<schwa>>-tay-t[y]oo et kas-troh k<<schwa>>-mis-oh). [Latin “county and castle commission”] Hist. A writ authorizing a sheriff to take charge of a county and a castle. [Blacks Law 8th]