Law Dictionary Definitions

good moral character,n.1. A pattern of behavior that is consistent with the community’s current ethical standards and that shows an absence of deceit or morally reprehensible conduct. • An alien seeking to be naturalized must show good moral character in the five years preceding the petition for naturalization. [Cases: Aliens 62(5). C.J.S. Aliens §§ 287–292.]…

good jury.See special jury under JURY. [Blacks Law 8th]

good health.Insurance. A state of reasonable healthiness; a state of health free from serious disease. • Good health, a phrase often appearing in life-insurance policies, does not mean perfect health. — Also termed sound health. [Cases: Insurance 1758, 3003(8). C.J.S. Insurance § 314.] “As used in policies of insurance, there is no material difference between…

good-faith purchaser.See bona fide purchaser under PURCHASER(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

good-faith margin.See MARGIN. [Blacks Law 8th]

good-faith improver.A person who makes improvements to real property while actually and reasonably be-lieving himself or herself to be the owner or lawful occupant. • The improver may be entitled to recover the value of the improvements from the true owner or to remove them. See IMPROVEMENT. [Blacks Law 8th]

good-faith exception.Criminal procedure. An exception to the exclusionary rule whereby evidence obtained under a warrant later found to be invalid (esp. because it is not supported by probable cause) is nonetheless admissible if the police reasonably relied on the notion that the warrant was valid. • The good-faith exception was adopted by the Supreme Court…

good-faith bargaining.Labor law. Negotiations between an employer and a representative of employees, usu. a union, in which both parties meet and confer at reasonable times with open minds and with a view to reaching an agreement. • The National Labor Relations Act requires good-faith bargaining, and failure to bargain in good faith is considered an…

good faith,n. A state of mind consisting in (1) honesty in belief or purpose, (2) faithfulness to one’s duty or ob-ligation, (3) observance of reasonable commercial standards of fair dealing in a given trade or business, or (4) absence of intent to defraud or to seek unconscionable advantage. — Also termed bona fides. Cf. BAD…

good delivery.See DELIVERY. [Blacks Law 8th]