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good faith

noun
/ˌɡʊd ˈfeɪθ/US

Etymology

Calque of Anglo-Norman bone fei, Middle French bonne foy and Old French bonne foy, en bone fei (“loyally, with honesty, with sincere intention”) (modern French bonne foi (“good faith”), de bonne foi (“in good faith, in earnest”)), from Latin bona fidēs (“good faith”).

  1. derived from bona fidēs — “good faith”
  2. calqued from bonne foy
  3. calqued from bonne foy
  4. calqued from bone fei

Definitions

  1. Good, honest intentions.

    • He made a mistake, but acted in good faith.
    • Although this behavior may look suspicious, we should assume good faith.

  2. Having or done with good, honest intentions

    Having or done with good, honest intentions; well-intentioned.

    • A good faith buyer.
    • A good faith attempt.
    • A day later, after years of arguing that Fox News was hardly fair and balanced, they could read a judge’s finding that Fox had not conducted “good-faith, disinterested reporting” on Dominion.

  3. Presuming that all parties to a discussion are honest and intend to act in a fair and…

    Presuming that all parties to a discussion are honest and intend to act in a fair and appropriate manner.

    • Good faith bargaining.
    • The California Workers Compensation Appeals Board, in awarding the benefits, overturned a 1978 ruling which held that a gay lover could not qualify as a "good faith" dependent.

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sense glosses and etymology drawn from English Wiktionary · source · CC-BY-SA