Legal Definitions - ex comitate

EX COMITATE

Ex comitate (eks kom-ə-tay-tee) is a Latin term that means "out of comity or courtesy."

• When the store clerk gave me a discount ex comitate, I was grateful for his kindness.
• The company decided to waive the cancellation fee ex comitate since the customer had been a loyal client for many years.

These examples illustrate how ex comitate is used to describe actions that are done out of kindness or courtesy. In the first example, the store clerk gave a discount to the customer as a gesture of goodwill. In the second example, the company waived the cancellation fee as a way of showing appreciation for the customer's loyalty. Both actions were done out of comity or courtesy.