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I have seen doctors, in good faith, leave patients on steroids for years, thinking they are doing right. A friend of mine was on steroids for so long, she has severe osteoporosis.
Mary Ann Mobley

Meaning of "good faith" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF GOOD FAITH

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WHAT DOES GOOD FAITH MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Good faith

In philosophy, the concept of good faith denotes sincere, honest intention or belief, regardless of the outcome of an action; the opposed concepts are bad faith, mala fides and perfidy. In law, bona fides denotes the mental and moral states of honesty and conviction regarding either the truth or the falsity of a proposition, or of a body of opinion; likewise regarding either the rectitude or the depravity of a line of conduct. As a legal concept bona fides is especially important in matters of equity. Linguistically, in the U.S., American English usage of bona fides applies it as synonymous with credentials, professional background, and documents attesting a person's identity, which is not synonymous with bona fide occupational qualifications.

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE GOOD FAITH

good afternoon
good and
good and proper
Good Book
good cholesterol
good day
good egg
good evening
Good Friday
good hair
Good Hope
good housekeeper
Good King Henry
good looks
good morning
good name
Good Neighbor Policy
good night
good offices
good oil

WORDS THAT END LIKE GOOD FAITH

act of faith
article of faith
bad faith
baith
confession of faith
Defender of the Faith
faith
Galbraith
graith
haith
interfaith
justification by faith
leap of faith
misfaith
profession of faith
saith
skaith
unfaith
utmost good faith
wraith

Synonyms and antonyms of good faith in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «good faith» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF GOOD FAITH

Find out the translation of good faith to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of good faith from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «good faith» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

诚信
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

buena fe
570 millions of speakers

English

good faith
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

अच्छा विश्वास
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

بحسن نية
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

добросовестность
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

boa-fé
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

ভাল বিশ্বাস
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

bonne foi
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Baiklah
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Treu und Glauben
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

誠実
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

좋은 믿음
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Apik tenan
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

đức tin tốt
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

நல்ல நம்பிக்கை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

सद्भावना
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

iyi niyet
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

buona fede
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

dobra wiara
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

сумлінність
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

bună-credință
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

καλή τη πίστει
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

goeie trou
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

god tro
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

god tro
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of good faith

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOD FAITH»

The term «good faith» is very widely used and occupies the 21.030 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «GOOD FAITH» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «good faith» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «good faith» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about good faith

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10 QUOTES WITH «GOOD FAITH»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word good faith.
1
Edmond About
I fight fairly, and in good faith.
2
Lord Acton
Machiavelli's teaching would hardly have stood the test of Parliamentary government, for public discussion demands at least the profession of good faith.
3
Henry Adams
No man likes to have his intelligence or good faith questioned, especially if he has doubts about it himself.
4
Andrea Bocelli
Criticism in good faith is good. When it's targeted solely to destruction, I'm not interested.
5
Martin Van Buren
The United States have fulfilled in good faith all their treaty stipulations with the Indian tribes, and have in every other instance insisted upon a like performance of their obligations.
6
Laura Chinchilla
I want to thank the pioneering women who years ago opened the doors of politics in Costa Rica. My government will be open to all Costa Ricans of good faith.
7
Herbert Croly
Of course, Americans have no monopoly of patriotic enthusiasm and good faith.
8
John Doolittle
In light of these facts Republicans have put forth a variety of proposals to make Social Security remain solvent for future generations. But up to this point, Democrats have chosen to oppose our good faith efforts and insist that indeed there is no problem.
9
Richard Eyre
The principle of acting in good faith is at the heart of decent work.
10
Mary Ann Mobley
I have seen doctors, in good faith, leave patients on steroids for years, thinking they are doing right. A friend of mine was on steroids for so long, she has severe osteoporosis.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «GOOD FAITH»

Discover the use of good faith in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to good faith and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Good Faith
Greed. Envy. Sex. Property. In her subversively funny and genuinely moving new novel, Jane Smiley nails down several American obsessions with the expertise of a master carpenter.
Jane Smiley, 2005
2
Good Faith Collaboration: The Culture of Wikipedia
How Wikipedia collaboration addresses the challenges of openness, consensus, and leadership in a historical pursuit for a universal encyclopedia.
Joseph Michael Reagle, 2010
3
Good Faith in European Contract Law
This book starts by surveying the use or neglect of good faith in these legal systems and explaining its historical origins.
Reinhard Zimmermann, Simon Whittaker, 2000
4
Judging in Good Faith
This book is concerned with the ethics of judging in courts of law. Professor Burton analyzes the grounds, content, and force of a judge's legal and moral duties to uphold the law. He defends two primary theses.
Steven J. Burton, 1994
5
Good Faith in Contract and Property Law
This book, containing the papers delivered at the Symposium on Good Faith in Contract and Property Law held in Aberdeen University in October 1998, engages in that critical debate.
A. D. M. Forte, Angelo D. M. Forte, 1999
6
In Good Faith
A family is slaughtered in rural Tennessee.
Scott Pratt, 2009
7
Good Faith and Truthful Ignorance: A Case of Transatlantic ...
So begins the labyrinthine legal tale and engrossing drama of an explorer and his two wives, skillfully reconstructed through the expert and original archival research of Alexandra Parma Cook and Noble David Cook.
Alexandra Parma Cook, 1991
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Good faith in contract: concept and context
In many legal systems around the world, whether civilian or common law, the doctrine of good faith is recognised as one of the general principles of contract law.
Roger Brownsword, Norma J. Hird, Geraint G. Howells, 1999
9
Good Faith and Fault in Contract Law
This collection of essays brings together the work of many of the world's leading Contract Law scholars. It focuses upon a common central theme---the question of good faith and fair dealing in the Law of Contract.
Jack Beatson, Daniel Friedmann, 1997
10
In Good Faith: Canadian Churches Against Apartheid
Pratt, the first coordinator of the Taskforce on the Churches and Corporate Responsibility--one of Canada's leading anti-apartheid advocates for nearly 20 years--picks up where her previous book, "Investment in Oppression" (1973) left off, ...
Renate Pratt, 1997

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «GOOD FAITH»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term good faith is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Exclusive: Yanis Varoufakis opens up about his five month battle to …
... agreement sooner, but he said the deal that Greece was offered was not made in good faith – or even one that the Troika wanted completed. «New Statesman, Jul 15»
2
Government encourages Baha Mar parties to negotiate in good faith
NASSAU, Bahamas -- Over the last several days, the Government, led by Prime Minister Perry Christie has organized for negotiations to take ... «Bahama Islands Info, Jul 15»
3
All you need is (51%) love(for a good faith marriage)
For immigration purposes, their love need only be 51 percent to establish a bona fide, good faith marriage. This is because the standard of ... «Philippine Star, Jul 15»
4
Duty to bargain in good faith
Navistar Canada Inc. (Navistar) sponsored the Navistar Canada Inc. Non-Contributory Retirement Plan (Plan), a defined benefit pension plan ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
5
Good faith presumed but …
Stephen Monsanto's article, “Torre de Manila case: Operative fact may come into play” (Talk of the Town, 7/5/15), may be spot on insofar only ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
6
High Court refuses to imply duty of good faith in relation to exercise …
If they had intended that there should be a duty of good faith, they would have said so expressly but, instead, they agreed other provisions that ... «Lexology, Jul 15»
7
Special Report: In Good Faith
It seems absurd to many people to even imagine that Jews, Muslims, and Christians will ever get along, except to the leaders of those three ... «14 News WFIE Evansville, Jul 15»
8
District Court Dismisses Breach Of Duty Of Utmost Good Faith
Stewart Title moved to dismiss First American's counterclaim for breach of the utmost duty of good faith on the same bases as a prior dismissal ... «JD Supra, Jul 15»
9
Good faith in contracts?
The High Court in England recently refused to imply a term of good faith. It emphasised the primacy of the parties' right to freedom of contract. «The Lawyer, Jul 15»
10
Column: Spirit of compromise, good faith missing from legislation put …
Unfortunately discussions in the Capitol have continued to stray far from good faith, productivity and, most important, the common good. «Reading Eagle, Jul 15»

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