Good faith

/ɡʊd feɪθ/ noun

Definition

An honest intention to act without taking unfair advantage of another party. In contracts and business dealings, it requires parties to deal honestly and fairly with each other.

Etymology

From Latin 'bona fides' meaning 'good faith' or 'honest intention.' Roman law recognized this as a fundamental principle requiring honest dealing, and it became central to medieval canon law and modern contract theory.

Kelly Says

Good faith is like a legal lie detector—courts can void contracts and impose damages even when parties technically follow the written terms but act with dishonest intentions or try to circumvent the contract's purpose!

Translations

AMአማርኛ
አምንተ ምልክት
āmnəte milkət
ARالعربية
نيّة صالحة
niyya ṣāliḥa
BNবাংলা
ভালো বিশ্বাস
bhalo bishwas
CSČeština
dobrá víra
/ˈdobra ˈviːra/
DADansk
god tro
/ɡoð ˈtʁoː/
DEDeutsch
guter Glaube
/ɡuːtər ˈɡlaʊ̯bə/
ELΕλληνικά
καλή πίστη
kalī pístē
ESEspañol
buena fe
BWEH-nah feh
FAفارسی
ایمان خوب
īmān khūb
FISuomi
hyvä usko
/ˈhyvy ˈusko/
FRFrançais
bonne foi
/bɔn.fwa/
GUGU
સારી શ્રદ્ધા
sārī śraddhā
HAHA
imani mai kyau
ee-MAH-nee MY KAH-yow
HEעברית
אמונה טובה
emunah tovah
HIहिन्दी
अच्छा विश्वास
achchhā vishvās
HUMagyar
jóhiszeműség
/joːhiʃeːmyːʃeːɡ/
IDBahasa Indonesia
niat baik
nee-AH-t bah-EE-ak
IGIG
ụzọ dị mma
oo-zoh dee mmah
ITItaliano
buona fede
/bwɔːna ˈfɛːde/
JA日本語
善意
zeni
KKKK
жақсы сенім
jaksy senim
KMKM
ជំនឿល្អ
chumnəu lʊə
KO한국어
신의
sini
MSBahasa Melayu
niat baik
nee-AH-t bah-EE-ak
MYမြန်မာ
ကောင်းသော ယုံကြည်မှု
kaung thaw yone kyay hmu
NLNederlands
goede trouw
/ˈɣoːdə trɔu/
NONorsk
god tro
/ɡoːd ˈtroː/
PLPolski
dobra wiara
/ˈdɔbra ˈvjarɐ/
PTPortuguês
boa fé
BOH-ah feh
RORomână
credință bună
/kreˈdint͡sə ˈbunə/
RUРусский
добрая вера
dobraya vera
SVSvenska
god tro
/ɡoːd troː/
SWKiswahili
imani njema
ee-MAH-nee NYEH-mah
TAதமிழ்
நல்ல நம்பிக்கை
nalla nampikkai
TEతెలుగు
మంచి విశ్వాసం
maṁci viśvāsaṁ
THไทย
ความเชื่อใจ
khwam cheua jai
TLTL
mabuting pananampalataya
mah-BOO-ting pah-nah-nahm-pah-LAH-tah-yah
TRTürkçe
iyi niyet
ee-YEE nee-YET
UKУкраїнська
добра віра
dobra vira
URاردو
اچھا ایمان
achchā īmān
VITiếng Việt
tín tốt
teen toht
YOYO
ìfẹ́ rere
ee-FEH reh-reh
ZH中文
善意
shàn yì
ZUZU
ukholo lwempumelelo
oo-KOH-loh lohm-poo-MEH-leh-loh

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