actio bonae fidei
noun
actio bo·nae fi·dei
-¦bō-nē-ˈfī-dē-ˌī,
-ˈbō-ˌnī-ˈfi-de-ˌē
plural actiones bonae fidei
: an action in Roman law giving great power to the trial judge to take all matters of good faith, conscience, and equity into consideration of the whole case
—contrasted with actio stricti juris
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