Good faith, or in Latin bona fide, is the mental and moral state of honesty, conviction as to the truth or falsehood of a proposition or body of opinion, or as to the rectitude or depravity of a line of conduct, even if the conviction is objectively unfounded. Latin ( lingua Latīna, laˈtiːna is an Italic language, historically spoken in Latium and Ancient Rome. Morality (from the Latin la moralitas "manner character proper behavior" has three principal meanings Honesty is the human quality of communicating and acting Truthfully related to Truth as a value Belief is the psychological state in which an individual holds a Proposition or Premise to be true The meaning of the word truth extends from Honesty, Good faith, and Sincerity in general to agreement with Fact or Reality See False for other meanings of false FALSE is an esoteric programming language designed by Wouter van Oortmerssen in In Logic and Philosophy, proposition refers to either (a the content or Meaning of a meaningful Declarative sentence An opinion is a Person 's Ideas and thoughts towards something which it is either impossible to verify the truth of or the truth of which is thought unimportant to This concept is important in law, especially equitable matters. Law is a system of rules enforced through a set of Institutions used as an instrument to underpin civil obedience politics economics and society ^[1]

In contemporary English, "bona fides" is sometimes used as a synonym for credentials, background, or documentation of a person's identity. This article deals with the general meaning of the term "synonym" A credential is an attestation of qualification competence or authority issued to an individual by a third party with a relevant de jure or de facto authority or An identity document, also called a piece of identification ( ID) is a document used to verify aspects of a person's Identity. "Show me your bona fides" can mean: Why should I trust you (your good faith in this matter)? Tell me who you are. In this sense, the phrase is sometimes used in job advertisements, and should not be confused with the bona fide occupational qualifications or the employer's good faith effort, as described below. In employment law a bona fide occupational qualification ( BFOQ) (US or bona fide occupational requirement ( BFOR) (Canada is a quality ^[2]

Good faith effort

U. S. Federal and state government are required to look for disabled, female, minority, and veteran business enterprises when bidding public jobs. An employer's good faith effort is used as an evaluation tool by the jurisdiction during the annual program review process to determine an employer's level of commitment to the reduction goals of the CTR Law.

See also

• Bad faith
• Utmost good faith
• Bona fide occupational qualifications

References

External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia "Good Faith"
• "Good Faith Effort with California Department of Transportation"
• "Compliance News" A publication that handles the Good Faith Effort in various states