Fairly
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia · John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
Reasonably; justly; equitably. It is not synonymous with “truly,” and the latter should not be substituted for it In a commissioner’s oath to take testimony fairly. Language may be “truly,” yet unfairly, reported, and it may be fairly reported, yet not in accordance with strict truth; Lawrence V. Finch, 17 N. J. Eq. 234; but it may be deemed synonymous with “equitably”; Satcher v. Batcher’s Adm’r, 41 Ala. 40, 91 Am. Dec. 498. “Fairly merchantable” conveys the idea of mediocrity in quality, oi' something just above it; Warner v. Ice Co., 74 Me. 479.