good faith

American  

noun

1. accordance with standards of honesty, trust, sincerity, etc. (usually preceded byin ).

   If you act in good faith, he'll have no reason to question your motives.

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good faith Idioms  

1. see under in bad faith.

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Etymology

Origin of good faith

First recorded in 1890–95

Example Sentences

The spokesperson said the platform had always engaged proactively and worked in good faith with the commission to comply with the DSA and would continue to do so throughout the investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal

Katie Amess, Sir David's daughter, said her family would engage with the review in "good faith", but she reiterated that they had always sought a "full statutory inquiry" into her father's death.

From BBC

The sheriff, Bonta said, “has delayed, stonewalled, and otherwise refused to work with us in good faith” and failed to provide most of the requested documents.

From Los Angeles Times

Reform said he had stopped using the account for security reasons and that he had used the platform in good faith.

From BBC

A translation of Japan’s fact sheet about the projects said that “we intend to work in good faith and promptly…to further develop the details” of the trade deal.

From Barron's