good faith belief

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• good faith exception — n: an exception to the exclusionary rule: evidence obtained by the use of a warrant later found to be unsupported by probable cause is admissible if the investigating officers acted in reasonable reliance that the warrant was valid see also mapp… …   Law dictionary

• good faith — n [translation of Latin bona fides]: 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 see also good faith exception …   Law dictionary

• good faith — is an intangible and abstract quality with no technical meaning or statutory definition, and it encompasses, among other things, an honest belief, the absence of malice and the absence of design to defraud or to seek an unconscionable advantage,… …   Black's law dictionary

• good faith — is an intangible and abstract quality with no technical meaning or statutory definition, and it encompasses, among other things, an honest belief, the absence of malice and the absence of design to defraud or to seek an unconscionable advantage,… …   Black's law dictionary

• good faith — {n.} 1. Belief in another person s honesty; trust. * /Uncle Dick let me have the keys to his candy store to show his good faith./ Often used in the phrase in good faith . * /The teacher accepted Bob s excuse for being late in good faith./ 2.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• good faith — {n.} 1. Belief in another person s honesty; trust. * /Uncle Dick let me have the keys to his candy store to show his good faith./ Often used in the phrase in good faith . * /The teacher accepted Bob s excuse for being late in good faith./ 2.… …   Dictionary of American idioms

• good\ faith — noun 1. Belief in another person s honesty; trust. Uncle Dick let me have the keys to his candy store to show his good faith. Often used in the phrase in good faith . The teacher accepted Bob s excuse for being late in good faith. 2. Honesty of… …   Словарь американских идиом

• In good faith — Faith Faith (f[=a]th), n. [OE. feith, fayth, fay, OF. feid, feit, fei, F. foi, fr. L. fides; akin to fidere to trust, Gr. pei qein to persuade. The ending th is perhaps due to the influence of such words as truth, health, wealth. See {Bid},… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• good faith — Fairness and equity. The antithesis of fraud and deceit. Acting in the absence of circumstances placing a man of ordinary prudence on inquiry. Pennington County Bank v First State Bank, 110 Minn 263, 125 NW 119 (accepting a forged check.) Acting… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• good faith in filing petition for reorganization — Something more than honesty of purpose and good intention; a filing with reasonable belief that reorganization is attainable. 9 Am J2d Bankr § 1527 …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• good faith in adverse possession — For practical purposes in most jurisdictions, actual, open, notorious, exclusive and hostile possession; in other jurisdictions, by force of statute, occupancy under a bona fide belief in one s title as a valid title. 3 Am J2d Adv P § 98 …   Ballentine's law dictionary