Definition of good faith
: honesty or lawfulness of purpose
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Examples of good faith in a Sentence
You have no right to question my good faith.
Recent Examples of good faith from the Web
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But what can’t be disputed, what cannot be argued in good faith, is that Mohammed bin Salman deserves to be treated like a rock star in American society.
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Women who disagree with each other but truly respect each other—and who, more importantly, listen to each other, considering the other’s ideas in good faith—seem to have dwindled in our real lives and disappeared on TV and Twitter.
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In college sports, contracts are instruments of short-term good faith.
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Now Uber’s arrogance and blatant disregard for safety has set the industry back, and Uber needs to step aside so this technology can be properly developed by the dozens of companies that are acting in good faith.
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Here's the problem: Yes, after getting creamed for propagating (even if unintentionally) tons of genuinely fake news (as opposed to the president's definition), Facebook has embarked on a good faith effort.
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To make the withdrawal of the OLC memos retroactive—punishing nonlawyer intelligence professionals for acting in good faith based on legal advice from the Justice Department’s top lawyers—is contrary to American values.
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The promise to act in good faith is a hint that the EU won’t pass laws during the transition period -- when the U.K. has no vote -- that would damage the U.K. That has been one of the U.K.’s key concerns.
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Enid and Rosita, on the other hand, are too jaded at this point and don’t believe anyone would want to act in such good faith anymore.
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First Known Use of good faith
14th century
GOOD FAITH Defined for English Language Learners
good faith
Definition of good faith for English Language Learners
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: honesty in dealing with other people
Law Dictionary
good faith
legal Definition of good faith
: honesty, fairness, and lawfulness of purpose : absence of any intent to defraud, act maliciously, or take unfair advantage
- filed the suit in good faith
- negotiating in good faith
Note:
The meaning of good faith, though always based on honesty, may vary depending on the specific context in which it is used. A person is said to buy in good faith when he or she holds an honest belief in his or her right or title to the property and has no knowledge or reason to know of any defect in the title. In section 1-201 of the Uniform Commercial Code good faith is defined generally as “honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing.” Where recent U.C.C. amendments have not been adopted, this definition is found in Article 3 on negotiable instruments (and applies to Article 4 on bank deposits and collections and Article 4A on funds transfers), while Article 2 on sales defines it as “honesty in fact and the observance of reasonable commercial standards of dealing in the trade.” Article 5 (letters of credit), as amended, defines it as “honesty in fact in the conduct or transaction concerned.” The U.C.C. imposes an obligation of good faith on the performance of every contract or duty under its purview. The law also generally requires good faith of fiduciaries and agents acting on behalf of their principals. There is also a requirement under the National Labor Relations Act that employers and unions bargain in good faith.
Origin and Etymology of good faith
translation of Latin bona fides
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