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Bona Fide
/ˈboʊnə.faɪd/
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What does Bona Fide mean?
adverb
- In good faith; genuinely, sincerely.
adjective
- In good faith; sincere; without deception or ulterior motive.
- Genuine; not counterfeit.
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IPA pronunciation
/ˈboʊnə.faɪd/
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/ˌboʊnəˈfaɪdi//ˈbɑnə.faɪd//ˈboʊnəˌfideɪ/
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But beside this bona fide interest in her, Mr. Barnum had seen to it that her landing was made all possible use of as an advertisement.
Of the bona fide speculative undertakings in South Africa and Australia, the exploration and finance companies, or some few of them, have made the largest profits.
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He can sell his tenant right, and the purchaser on paying the rent, becomes the bona fide possessor of the land to all intents and purposes.
But the representative cowboy was a reliable hand, hanging through drought, blizzard, and high water to his herd, whereas the bona fide bad man lived on the dodge.
To show the justice and utility of prescription, M. Troplong supposes the case of a bona fide possessor whom a proprietor, long since forgotten or even unknown, is attempting to eject from his possession.