Fides

Faith; honesty; confidence. See Good Faith.

I. Faith; fidelity; allegiance; trust; confidence; honesty, sincerity, or uprightness of dealing; belief; veracity; credibility; faith; honor; pledged or plighted word or troth. Fides data: faith given; troth plighted. Fides servanda est; simplicitas juris gentinm praevaleat: faith must be kept; the simplicity of the law of nations must prevail.

Faith; honesty; confidence; trust; veracity; honor, Occurring in the phrase “bona jides;” so, also, “mala fides.” Fides est obligatio conscientie alicujus ad intentionem alterius. Bicon. A trust is an obligation of conscience of one to the will of another, Fides servanda est. Faith must ba observed. An agent must not violate the confidence reposedin him. Story, Ag. § 192. Fides servanda est; simplicitas juris gentium prevaleat. Faith must be kept; the simplicity of the law of nations must prevail. A rule applied to bills of exchange as a sort of sacred instruments. 8 Burrows, 1672; Story, Bills, § 15.

Trust, confidence, reliance; credence, belief, faith. Bona fides. Good faith. Bona fide. In, witii, or by good faith. Mala fides. Bad faith. Mala fide. In, with, or by bad faith. Uberrima fides. The best faith, the severest good faith. Uberrima fide. With the strictest good faith. See Faith, Good, Bad. Fidei oomniissuin (pi. commissa). A thing committed to one's faithfulness; a bequest or devise in trust; a trust. Fidei oommissarivs. The beneficiary under a donation in trust; a ^dez or _/ide commissary; a cestui que trust. A jidei commisswm (usually created by a will) was the disposal of an inheritance, in confidence that the transferee would convey it or dispose of the profits at the will of another. It was naade the business of a particular magistrate, the p^-cetor fidei commissarius, to enforce observance of this confidence. The right thereby given was looked upon as vested, and entitled to a'remedy. These fidei comviissa were the originals of modeni uses and trusts. ' See Use, 2. Fide-jussio or fidejussio. A giving or being surety; suretyship; bail. Fidejussor. A surety; bail in admiralty. He is absolutely bound to pay the costs and condemnation at all events. '1 Admiralty may take a fidejussory caution or stipulation in cases in rem, and in a summary manner award execution to the prevailing party. Delivery of property on bail being given, is implied. ^ Fides servanda. Faith must be kept; the good faith of a transaction will be given effect. A maxim with regard to sales of personalty. If there is no express warranty, general rules of implication should be adopted with this maxim in view. A warranty will be implied only when.good faith requires it.*

I. Good faith; trust; honesty. Fides servanda est: faith must be kept.

Lat. [Fr. foi, foy.] Faith; fidelity; allegiance. Fidem ferre, portare; to bear faith. Words in the old oaths of fealty. Spelman. Ad fidem utriusque regis; owing allegiance to each king. Bract. fol. 427 b. Trust; confidence; honesty, sincerity or uprightness of dealing. Bona fides; good faith. See Bona fides. Uberrima fides; the most abundant faith; the utmost degree of good faith. 2 Kent's Com. 483, note. Fides servanda est. Faith must be observed. Id. 485. An agent must not violate the confidence reposed in him. Story on Agency, § 192. Faith; honor; pledged or plighted word or troth. Fides data; faith given; troth plighted. Legum servanda fides; the faith of laws must be observed. Cowell, voc. Devise. Fides servanda est, simplicitas juris gentium praevaleat. Faith must be kept; the simplicity of the law of nations must prevail. A rule applied to bills of exchange as a sort of sacred instruments. Lord Mansfield, 3 Burr. 1672. Story on Bills, § 15.