What is the literal meaning of the Latin phrase bona fide?
"in job advertisements, and should not be confused with the ""bona fide"" occupational qualifications or the employer's good faith effort, as described below. ""Bona fides"" is a Latin phrase meaning ""good faith"". Its ablative case is ""bona fide"", meaning ""in good faith"", it is often used as an adjective to mean ""genuine"". While today ""fides"" is concomitant to faith, a more technical translation of the Latin concept would be something like ""reliability"", in the sense of a trust between two parties for the potentiality of a relationship. In ancient Rome ""bona fides"" was always assumed by both sides, had implied"
"Good faith Good faith (), in human interactions, is a sincere intention to be fair, open, and honest, regardless of the outcome of the interaction. While some Latin phrases lose their literal meaning over centuries, this is not the case with ""bona fides""; it is still widely used and interchangeable with its generally accepted modern-day English translation of ""good faith"". It is an important concept within law and business. The opposed concepts are bad faith, ""mala fides"" (duplicity) and perfidy (pretense). In contemporary English, the usage of ""bona fides"" is synonymous with credentials and identity. The phrase is sometimes used"
"Uberrima fides Uberrima fides (sometimes seen in its genitive form uberrimae fidei) is a Latin phrase meaning ""utmost good faith"" (literally, ""most abundant faith""). It is the name of a legal doctrine which governs insurance contracts. This means that all parties to an insurance contract must deal in good faith, making a full declaration of all material facts in the insurance proposal. This contrasts with the legal doctrine ""caveat emptor"" (""let the buyer beware""). A higher duty is expected from parties to an insurance contract than from parties to most other contracts in order to ensure the disclosure of all"
"responsibilities, and both legal and religious consequences if broken. Fides was one of the original virtues to be considered a religious ""divinity"" in Roman paganism. 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. The concept of ""bona fide"" is also proclaimed by the original version of the Magna Carta. In contract law,"
"fiduciary obligations can be imported there must be specific circumstances in the relationship that call for their imposition. The doctrine of ""uberrima fides"" is strictly limited in English law to the ""formation"" of the insurance contract. During the mid-20th century, American courts expanded it much farther into a post-formation implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing. Violation of that implied covenant came to be seen as a tort, now known as insurance bad faith. Uberrima fides Uberrima fides (sometimes seen in its genitive form uberrimae fidei) is a Latin phrase meaning ""utmost good faith"" (literally, ""most abundant faith""). It"
"Sola fide Sola fide (Latin: by faith alone), also known as justification by faith alone, is a Christian theological doctrine commonly held to distinguish many Protestant churches from the Catholic Church, as well as the Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches. The doctrine of ""sola fide"" asserts God's pardon for guilty sinners is granted to and received through faith alone, excluding all ""works"". All mankind, it is asserted, is fallen and sinful, under the curse of God, and incapable of saving itself from God's wrath and curse. But God, on the basis of the life, death, and resurrection of"
"Bona fide purchaser A bona fide"" purchaser (BFP)referred to more completely as a bona fide"" purchaser for value without notice is a term used predominantly in common law jurisdictions in the law of real property and personal property to refer to an innocent party who purchases property without notice of any other party's claim to the title of that property. A BFP must purchase for value, meaning that he or she must pay for the property rather than simply be the beneficiary of a gift. Even when a party fraudulently conveys property to a BFP (for example, by selling to"
"Fumus boni iuris Fumus boni iuris is a Latin phrase, used in European courts, meaning ""likelihood of success on the merit of the case"" (literal meaning: ""smoke of a good right""), being a requirement for admission to certain benefits (for example, legal aid) or pronunciation of certain court actions (for example, so-called protective measures, injunctions). It has a prima facie case when there is a possibility that the right claimed exists in practice: the existence of this assumption should be examined by the court which will decide according to the results of the fait accompli. For example, when legal aid"
"Fides (deity) Fides (Latin: ""Fidēs"") was the goddess of trust and ""bona fides"" (good faith) in Roman paganism. She was one of the original virtues to be considered an actual religious divinity. Her temple on the Capitol was where the Roman Senate signed and kept state treaties with foreign countries, and where Fides protected them. The temple can be dated to 254 BCE. The original was said to have been built by Numa Pompilius, and a later building during the consulship of M. Aemilius Scaurus (115 BCE). She was also worshipped under the name ""Fides Publica Populi Romani"" (""Public (or"
"drawn by two horses on 1 October. There they should conduct her services with their heads covered and right hands wrapped up to the fingers to indicate absolute devotion to her and to symbolise trust. The Greek equivalent of Fides is Pistis. Fides (deity) Fides (Latin: ""Fidēs"") was the goddess of trust and ""bona fides"" (good faith) in Roman paganism. She was one of the original virtues to be considered an actual religious divinity. Her temple on the Capitol was where the Roman Senate signed and kept state treaties with foreign countries, and where Fides protected them. The temple can"
"unwillingness to question these unchosen loyalties, and this exhibits bad faith as a type of lack of integrity; once we have such loyalties, we are resistant to their scrutiny and self-defensively discount challenges to them in bad faith. In the philosophy of patriotism (loyalty to one's country) bad faith is hiding from oneself the true source of some of one's patriotic beliefs, such as when one fights for a racist totalitarian dictatorship against a free and egalitarian democracy. Bad faith Bad faith (Latin: ""mala fides"") is double mindedness or double heartedness in duplicity, fraud, or deception. It may involve intentional"
"Bad faith Bad faith (Latin: ""mala fides"") is double mindedness or double heartedness in duplicity, fraud, or deception. It may involve intentional deceit of others, or self-deception. The expression ""bad faith"" is associated with ""double heartedness"", which is also translated as ""double mindedness"". A bad faith belief may be formed through self-deception, being double minded, or ""of two minds"", which is associated with faith, belief, attitude, and loyalty. In the 1913 ""Webster's Dictionary"", bad faith was equated with being double hearted, ""of two hearts"", or ""a sustained form of deception which consists in entertaining or pretending to entertain one set"
"Fidelity Fidelity is the quality of faithfulness or loyalty. Its original meaning regarded duty in a broader sense than the related concept of ""fealty"". Both derive from the Latin word ""fidēlis"", meaning ""faithful or loyal"". In the City of London financial markets it has traditionally been used in the sense encompassed in the motto ""My word is my bond"". In audio, ""fidelity"" denotes how accurately a copy reproduces its source. For example, a worn gramophone record will have a lower fidelity than one in good condition, and a recording made by a low budget record company in the early 20th"
"as a gift, and ""bona fide"" meant acting in good faith. In turn, good faith largely meant the same thing as buying the land without having any actual notice, and it not being reasonable to have known, about another person's equitable interest. According to the Law of Property Act 1925 section 199, and cases through the courts, buyers of land would be bound by prior equitable interests if the interest ""would have come to his knowledge if such inquiries and inspections had been made as ought reasonably to have been made"". So for example, in ""Kingsnorth Finance Co Ltd v"
"Legitime In Civil law and Roman law, the legitime (""legitima portio""), also known as a forced share or legal right share, of a decedent's estate is that portion of the estate from which he cannot disinherit his children, or his parents, without sufficient legal cause. The word comes from French ""héritier légitime"", meaning ""rightful heir."" The legitime is usually a statutory fraction of the decedent's gross estate and passes as joint property to the decedent's next-of-kin in equal undivided shares. The legitime cannot be infringed in order to give a spouse or other beneficiary a greater share of the estate."
"the duties of friendship. Therefore certain legal institutions were simply premised on ""bona fides"", e. g. the ""tutela"", ""societas"", and ""depositum"", which did not decrease but rather reinforced their security. Breach of a fiduciary agreement led inevitably to being ""infamis"", which meant lifetime incapacity of making any commercial actions. This threat was sufficient force to guarantee that the fiduciaries would satisfy their obligations. Being a matter of ""honores"", consideration was not required. The great success of the ""fideicommissum"" as a clever ""fraus legi fracta"" is proved by reference to its long use; redefined by Justinian I, it may have by"
"Trent. The condemnations in the Lutheran Confessions do not apply to the teaching of the Roman Catholic Church presented in this Declaration."" Sola fide Sola fide (Latin: by faith alone), also known as justification by faith alone, is a Christian theological doctrine commonly held to distinguish many Protestant churches from the Catholic Church, as well as the Eastern Orthodox Churches and Oriental Orthodox Churches. The doctrine of ""sola fide"" asserts God's pardon for guilty sinners is granted to and received through faith alone, excluding all ""works"". All mankind, it is asserted, is fallen and sinful, under the curse of God,"
"Bona Dea Bona Dea ( 'Good Goddess') was a divinity in ancient Roman religion. She was associated with chastity and fertility in Roman women, healing, and the protection of the state and people of Rome. According to Roman literary sources, she was brought from Magna Graecia at some time during the early or middle Republic, and was given her own state cult on the Aventine Hill. Her rites allowed women the use of strong wine and blood-sacrifice, things otherwise forbidden them by Roman tradition. Men were barred from her mysteries and the possession of her true name. Given that male"
"legal owner, failing which the court itself will convey title. In the United States, the patent law codifies the ""bona fide"" purchaser rule, . Unlike the common law, the statute cuts off both equitable ""and"" legal claims to the title. Bona fide purchaser A bona fide"" purchaser (BFP)referred to more completely as a bona fide"" purchaser for value without notice is a term used predominantly in common law jurisdictions in the law of real property and personal property to refer to an innocent party who purchases property without notice of any other party's claim to the title of that property."
"right to claim ownership of the object of the transaction (a ""bona fide"" purchaser); however, in many cases, more than one innocent party is involved, making judgment difficult for courts and leading to numerous exceptions to the general rule that aim to give a degree of protection to ""bona fide"" purchasers and original owners. The possession of the good of title will be with the original owner. In American law, a ""bona fide"" purchaser who unknowingly purchases and subsequently sells stolen goods will, at common law, be held liable in trover for the full market value of those goods as"
"Semper fidelis Semper fidelis () is a Latin phrase that means ""always faithful"" or ""always loyal"". It is the motto of the United States Marine Corps, usually shortened to Semper Fi. It is also in use as a motto for towns, families, schools, and other military units. The earliest definitively recorded use of ""semper fidelis"" is as the motto of the French town of Abbeville since 1369. It has also been used by other towns, and is recorded as the motto of various European families since the 16th century, and possibly since the 13th century or earlier. Records show many"
"the implied covenant of good faith is a general presumption that the parties to a contract will deal with each other honestly and fairly, so as not to destroy the right of the other party or parties to receive the benefits of the contract. In insurance law, the insurer's breach of the implied covenant may give rise to a legal liability known as insurance bad faith. Most US jurisdictions view breaches of implied covenants of good faith and fair dealing solely as a variant of breach of contract. Linguistically, in the US, American English usage of ""bona fides"" applies it"
"De fide De fide (of the faith) is a ""theological note"" ""theological qualification"" that indicates that some religious doctrine is an essential part of Catholic faith and that denial of it is heresy. The doctrine is de fide divina et ecclesiastica (of divine and ecclesiastical faith), if contained in the sources of revelation and therefore believed to have been revealed by God (de fide divina) and if taught by the Church (de fide ecclesiastica). If a doctrine has been solemnly defined by a pope or an ecumenical council as a dogma, the doctrine is de fide definita. What is believed"
"duplicate keys available to another does not always amount to giving up physical possession of the property in question The party raising a dispute of fact in motion proceedings, the court found, must seriously and unambiguously address that fact. This will indicate that the dispute is real, genuine or ""bona fide"". If the disputing party necessarily possesses the knowledge and ability to show the facts in question to be untrue or inaccurate, but nonetheless fails to do so, instead resting on a bare or ambiguous denial, there is no ""bona fide"" dispute of fact. The appellant was a building contractor"
"the oath) and the gods; the ""iusiurandum"" is an oath of good faith within the human community that is in accordance with ""ius"" as witnessed by the gods. ""Sacramentum"" is the origin of the English word ""sacrament"", a transition in meaning pointed to by Apuleius's use of the word to refer to religious initiation. In Roman law, a thing given as a pledge or bond was a ""sacramentum"". The ""sacramentum legis actio"" was a sum of money deposited in a legal procedure to affirm that both parties to the litigation were acting in good faith. If correct law and procedures"
"the procedures they received in training. Fidelity Fidelity is the quality of faithfulness or loyalty. Its original meaning regarded duty in a broader sense than the related concept of ""fealty"". Both derive from the Latin word ""fidēlis"", meaning ""faithful or loyal"". In the City of London financial markets it has traditionally been used in the sense encompassed in the motto ""My word is my bond"". In audio, ""fidelity"" denotes how accurately a copy reproduces its source. For example, a worn gramophone record will have a lower fidelity than one in good condition, and a recording made by a low budget"
"as synonymous with credentials, professional background, and documents attesting a person's identity, which is not synonymous with ""bona fide"" occupational qualifications. More recently, other common law countries have begun to adopt good faith as a general principle. In the UK, the High Court in ""Yam Seng Pte Ltd v Int Trade Corp Ltd"" expressed this preference. In Canada, the Supreme Court declared in ""Bhasin v. Hrynew"" that good faith was a general organizing principle. ""Bona fide"" occupational qualifications (employer's good faith effort) are qualities or attributes that employers are allowed to consider when making decisions on the hiring and retaining"
"De bene esse De bene esse is a Latin legal term meaning ""of well being."" It can refer to various acts which are conditional, provisional or anticipatory. ""De bene esse"" has been used in English law for hundreds of years. For example, in ""Equity Cases Abridged"" (1744), it was used to describe the deposition of a witness before trial in the Court of Chancery: In ""R v Mirza"" (2004), Lord Hobhouse of Woodborough used the term to refer to evidence which a court receives provisionally for the purpose of assessing its admissibility: In the context of American law, a proceeding"
"for value meant not receiving the property as a gift, and ""bona fide"" meant acting in good faith. In turn, good faith largely meant the same thing as buying the land without having any actual notice, and it not being reasonable to have known, about another person's equitable interest. According to the Law of Property Act 1925 section 199, and cases through the courts, buyers of land would be bound by prior equitable interests if the interest ""would have come to his knowledge if such inquiries and inspections had been made as ought reasonably to have been made"". So for"
"Bona fide occupational qualification In employment law, a bona fide"" occupational qualification (BFOQ) (US) or bona fide"" occupational requirement (BFOR) (Canada) or genuine occupational qualification (GOQ) (UK) is a quality or an attribute that employers are allowed to consider when making decisions on the hiring and retention of employees—a quality that when considered in other contexts would constitute discrimination and thus be in violation of civil rights employment law. Such qualifications must be listed in the employment offering. The law of Canada regarding ""bona fide"" occupational requirements was considered in a 1985 Canadian court case involving an employee of the"
"which you may exercise your ingenuity and recognize my devotion, whereby I trust you do not find me slow to satisfy your wishes. Do not imagine that I have undertaken this task supposing you to stand in need of our instruction, but rather believe that out of love of God and in the friendly zeal of brotherhood I have depicted this for you alone to scrutinise. Farewell in Christ, always mindful of us, Amen.The Latin reads:Haec tibi dulcissime fili cozb(er)te de posicione officinarum paucis examplata direxi, quibus sollertiam exerceas tuam, meamq(ue) devotione(m) utcumq(ue) cognoscas, qua tuae bonae voluntari satisfacere me"
"Confidence Confidence has a common meaning of a certainty about handling something, such as work, family, social events, or relationships. Some have ascribed confidence as a state of being certain either that a hypothesis or prediction is correct or that a chosen course of action is the best or most effective. Confidence comes from a latin word fidere' which means ""to trust""; therefore, having a self-confidence is having trust in one's self. Arrogance or hubris in this comparison is having unmerited confidence – believing something or someone is capable or correct when they are not. Overconfidence or presumptuousness is excessive"
"Sincerity Sincerity is the virtue of one who communicates and acts in accordance with their feelings, beliefs, thoughts, and desires. The Oxford English Dictionary and most scholars state that ""sincerity"" from ""sincere"" is derived from the Latin ""sincerus"" meaning ""clean, pure, sound"" (1525–35). ""Sincerus"" may have once meant ""one growth"" (not mixed), from ""sin-"" (one) and ""crescere"" (to grow). ""Crescere"" is cognate with ""Ceres,"" the goddess of grain, as in ""cereal."" According to the American Heritage Dictionary, the Latin word ""sincerus"" is derived from the Indo-European root ""*sm̥kēros"", itself derived from the zero-grade of ""*sem"" (""one"") and the suffixed, lengthened"