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In [[human interaction]]s, '''good faith''' ({{lang-la|bona fides}}) is a sincere intention to be fair, open, and honest, regardless of the outcome of the interaction. While some Latin phrases have lost their literal meaning over centuries, this is not the case with ''bona fides''; it is still widely used and interchangeable with its generally accepted modern-day English translation of ''good faith''.<ref>Garger, John. "Translating Arguendo and Bona Fide from Latin to English." ''Bright Hub Education''. Bright Hub Inc., 5 January 2012. Retrieved 6 February 2015.</ref> It is an important concept within [[law]] and [[business]]. The opposed concepts are [[bad faith]], ''[[mala fides]]'' (duplicity) and [[perfidy]] (pretense). In contemporary English, the usage of ''bona fides'' is synonymous with [[credential]]s and [[identity document|identity]]. The phrase is sometimes used in job advertisements, and should not be confused with the [[#Employment_effortsGood faith|''bona fide'' occupational qualifications]]<s><ref>{{Citation |last=Verfasser |first=Wikipedia |title=Wikipedia Geschichte - Die Geschichte Deutschlands Kompaktes Wissen zum Anhören |url=http://worldcat.org/oclc/1240317798 |oclc=1240317798 |access-date=2022-07-22}}</ref></s> or the employer's good faith effort, as described below.

==''Bona fides''==