uberrima fides

/ ˈjuːbəˌriːmə ˈfaɪdiːz; juːˈbɛrɪmə /

noun

1. another name for utmost good faith

Word History and Origins

Origin of uberrima fides¹

Latin: utmost good faith

Example Sentences

From some source or another, probably the true one may be guessed, an uberrima fides began to hang round a report that a new feature had spread over the face of Mrs. S——'s case; and that, in place of her being the guilty person, the culprit was a tramp, with white mice in a cage.

From Project Gutenberg

A prospectus is an invitation to the public to take shares on the faith of the statements therein contained, and is thus the basis of the agreement to take the shares; there therefore rests on those who are responsible for its Prospectus. issue an obligation to act with the most perfect good faith—uberrima fides—and this obligation has been repeatedly emphasized by judges of the highest eminence.

From Project Gutenberg