in good faith
idiom
: in an honest and proper way
He bargained in good faith.
Both parties acted in good faith.
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To protect law enforcement, the bill would shield officers from civil and criminal liability when acting in good faith to remove squatters.
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Taylor asserts that this is a binding obligation of effort that must be performed in good faith, not a binding obligation of result.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The standard is a powerful shield for networks and publications that report erroneous information in good faith.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Since 1992, when Seoul and Pyongyang issued an inter-Korean declaration to denuclearize the peninsula, Seoul has pursued that goal in good faith.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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John Mac Ghlionn, Newsweek, 13 Jan. 2025
Taylor asserts that this is a binding obligation of effort that must be performed in good faith, not a binding obligation of result.
—Jon McGowan, Forbes, 4 Dec. 2024
The standard is a powerful shield for networks and publications that report erroneous information in good faith.
—Winston Cho, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Dec. 2024
Since 1992, when Seoul and Pyongyang issued an inter-Korean declaration to denuclearize the peninsula, Seoul has pursued that goal in good faith.
—Robert E. Kelly, Foreign Affairs, 30 Dec. 2024
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“In good faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20good%20faith. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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