Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Bis idem exigi bona fides non patitur, et in satisfactionibus non permittitur amplius fieri quam semel factum est
Good faith does not allow the same thing to be exacted twice; and in satisfying claims, it is not permitted that more should be done after satisfaction has once been rendered.
Bona fide possessor facit fructus consumptos suos
A possessor in good faith is entitled to the fruits (or produce) that he consumes.
Bona fides exigit ut quod convenit fiat
Good faith demands that what is agreed upon shall be done.
Bona fides non patitur ut bis idem exigatur
Good faith does not allow payment to be exacted twice for the same thing.
Semper in dubiis id agendum est, ut quam tutissimo loco res sit bona fide contracts, nisi quum aperte contra leges scriptum est
Always in doubtful cases that is to be done by which a bona fide contract may be in the safest condition, except when it has been drawn up clearly contrary to law.
bona fide
adj. [Latin "in good faith"] 1. Made in good faith; without fraud or deceit. 2. Sincere; genuine. See GOOD FAITH. - bona fide, adv.
bona fide contract
A contract in which equity may intervene to correct inequalities and to adjust matters according to the parties' intentions.
bona fide contract.
See CONTRACT
bona fide emptor
[Latin] Good-faith purchaser. See good-faith purchaser under PURCHASER.
bona fide holder for value.
See HOLDER FOR VALUE.
bona fide judgment creditor
One who recovers a judgment without engaging in fraud or collusion.
bona fide judgment creditor.
See JUDGMENT CREDITOR.
bona fide occupational qualification.
An employment qualification that, although it may discriminate against a protected class (such as sex, religion, or national origin), relates to an essential job duty and is considered reasonably necessary to the operation of the particular business. 0 Such a qualification is not illegal under federal employment-discrimination laws. - Abbr. BFOQ. "The bona fide occupational qualification is a complete defense. It is invoked when the defendant makes a distinction expressly forbidden by Title VII, such as the refusal to hire women or women with preschool-age children, the reassignment of pregnant employees, or the exclusion of particular ethnic groups from particular jobs .... The employer's motivation for excluding the protected class is not significant in evaluating the BFOQ defense. The inquiry focuses on the necessity of using an expressly forbidden classification. The fact that the employer adopted the exclusion for invidious reasons, rather
bona fide operation.
A real, ongoing business.
bona fide possession
Possession of property by a person who in good faith does not know that the property's ownership is disputed.
bona fide possession.
See POSSESSION (3)
bona fide purchaser
One who buys something for value without notice of another's claim to the item or of any defects in the seller's title; one who has in good faith paid valuable consideration for property without notice of prior adverse claims. - Abbr. BFP. - Also termed good-faith purchaser; purchaser in good faith; innocent purchaser.
bona fide purchaser for value
One who purchases legal title to real property, without actual or constructive notice of any infirmities, claims, or equities against the title. Generally, a bona fide purchaser for value is not affected by the transferor's fraud against a third party, and has a superior right to the transferred property as against the transferor's creditor to the extent of the consideration that the purchaser has paid. - Also termed innocent purchaser for ualue.
bona fide purchaser for value.
See PURCHASER (1).
bona fide purchaser.
See PURCHASER
bona fide sale
A sale made by a seller in good faith, for valuable consideration, and without notice of a defect in title or any other reason not to hold the sale.
bona fides
n. [Latin] See GOOD FAITH. bona fide sale. See SALE,
possessio bona fide
[Latin] Possession in good faith. Cf. possessio mala fide.
possessor bona fide
A possessor who believes that no other person has a better right to the possession.