Bona Fide
Legal Definition and Related Resources of Bona Fide
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Meaning of Bona Fide
In good faith , honestly, without fraud , collusion or participation in wrongdoing. Real, actual , genuine and not feigned. The phrase is often used in the context of denoting a person who acquires property honestly, giving good consideration for the same and without any notice of the claim of a third party to the property. A bona fide holder for value is one who takes a negotiable instrument in good faith for valuable consideration without any notice of the defect in the title of the person from whom he acquired it.
Synonyms of Bona Fide
adjective
aboveboard
accurate
actual
as represented
candid
faithful
forthright
genuine
honest
honorable
in good faith
ingenuous
intended
just
legitimate
meant
open
plainspeaking
principled
real
reliable
rightful
scrupulous
straightforward
trustworthy
unaffected
uncounterfeited
undisguised
undissem bling
undistorted
unexaggerated
unfaked
unfeigned
unperfidious
unperjured
unpretended
unpretentious
unreserved
unsimulated
unspecious
unspurious
veracious
veridical
Associated Concepts: bona fide assignment
bona fide belief
bona fide business purpose
bona fide claimant
bona fide controversy
bona fide creditors
bona fide domicile
bona fide holder
bona fide holder for value
bona fide holder in due course
bona fide labor dis ute
bona fide members
bona fide operation
bona de purchaser in good faith
bona fide sale
bona fide seller
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Accord And Satisfaction, Insurance, Political.
Bona fide in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
In, with, or by good faith.
Note: This legal definition of Bona fide in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
What does Bona Fide mean in American Law?
The definition of Bona Fide in the law of the United States, as defined by the lexicographer Arthur Leff in his legal dictionary is:
Being or acting in good faith. The term is used even today in both this Latin form and in translation, so for particular terms one should consult entries beginning both with "bona fide" and with "good faith." "Bona fide" is also regularly used almost as a synonym for genuine or unfeigned as in "That"s a bona fide good deal I"m offering you" and "This is bona fide mink." See bona fides for the Roman Law significance.
Bona fide purchaser for value in Law Enforcement
Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of bona fide purchaser for value.
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See Also
Law Enforcement Officer
Police Officer
Law Enforcement Agency
Further Reading
bona fide purchaser for value in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
bona fide purchaser for value in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
United States Tax Concept of Bona Fide Foreign Resident
A Bona Fide Foreign Resident is an individual who lives in a foreign country during the entire tax year and meets certain other criteria.
Concept of Bona Fide in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Bona Fide: A legal term which refers to any actions, situations, or persons that are honest, in good faith, and without fraud.
Concept of Bona Fide in the context of Real Property
A short definition of Bona Fide: A legal term which refers to any actions, situations, or persons that are honest, in good faith, and without fraud.