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good faith
noun
- accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded by in ):
If you act in good faith, he'll have no reason to question your motives.
Word History and Origins
Origin of good faith1
Idioms and Phrases
see under in bad faith .Example Sentences
They say they made the decisions in good faith and gave the babies the best possible care.
Flynn added that he hoped the campaign could be carried out in good faith and in good spirit.
“I believe that he had good faith, but is he going to be fired for one incident when he’s done so many good things throughout his time as a teacher?”
The firms involved — Shell, Equinor, and Ithaca Energy — say they should be allowed to carry on with drilling because permission was granted in good faith under the law as it was understood at the time.
The underlying sentiment that people should debate in good faith sounds nice but is ultimately empty.
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Definitions and idiom definitions from Dictionary.com Unabridged, based on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2023
Idioms from The American Heritage® Idioms Dictionary copyright © 2002, 2001, 1995 by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company.
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