Dishonesty - Law Dictionary Search Results
Home Dictionary Name: dishonestybad faith
bad faith : intentional deception, dishonesty, or failure to meet an obligation or duty [no evidence of bad faith] compare good faith in bad faith : with or characterized by intentional deception or dishonesty [possessor in bad faith] [an obligation to not act in bad faith "Hillesland v. Federal Land Bank Ass'n, 407 N.W.2d 206 (1987)"] ...
bond
bond 1 a : a usually formal written agreement by which a person undertakes to perform a certain act (as appear in court or fulfill the obligations of a contract) or abstain from performing an act (as committing a crime) with the condition that failure to perform or abstain will obligate the person or often a surety to pay a sum of money or will result in the forfeiture of money put up by the person or surety ;also : the money put up NOTE: The purpose of a bond is to provide an incentive for the fulfillment of an obligation. It also provides reassurance that the obligation will be fulfilled and that compensation is available if it is not fulfilled. In most cases a surety is involved, and the bond makes the surety responsible for the consequences of the obligated person's behavior. Some bonds, such as fidelity bonds, function as insurance agreements, in which the surety promises to pay for financial loss caused by the bad behavior of an obligated person or by some contingency over w...
fidelity insurance
fidelity insurance : insurance against loss caused by the dishonesty or nonperformance of an employee of the insured ...
moral turpitude
moral turpitude 1 : an act or behavior that gravely violates the sentiment or accepted standard of the community 2 : a quality of dishonesty or other immorality that is determined by a court to be present in the commission of a criminal offense [a crime involving moral turpitude] compare malum in se NOTE: Whether a criminal offense involves moral turpitude is an important determination in deportation, disbarment, and other disciplinary hearings. Past crimes involving moral turpitude usually may also be introduced as evidence to impeach testimony. Theft, perjury, vice crimes, bigamy, and rape have generally been found to involve moral turpitude, while liquor law violations and disorderly conduct generally have not. ...
Dishonesty
Dishonor dishonorableness shame...
Improbity
Lack of probity lack of integrity or rectitude dishonesty...
knavishness
The quality or state of being knavish knavery dishonesty...
Low lived
Characteristic of or like one bred in a low and vulgar condition of life mean dishonorable contemptible as low lived dishonesty...
Rascally
Like a rascal trickish or dishonest base worthless often in humorous disparagement without implication of dishonesty...
Fidelity, fidelity insurance gurantee
Fidelity, fidelity insurance gurantee, 'Fidelity' according to dictionary means faithfulness, loyalty. In insurance terminology it is understood as assurance to indemnify against loss consequent upon the dishonesty or default. Usually the assured and the person whose fidelity is assured stand to each other in relation of employer and employee. As the use of the word 'fidelity' indicates, 'it is a policy intended to protect the assured against the contingency of breach of fidelity on part of a person in whom confidence has been placed'. It is a contract whereby, for a consideration, one agrees to indemnify another against loss arising from the want of honesty, integrity or fidelity of an employee or other person holding a position of trust. Fidelity Guarantee is thus different from contingency guarantee. The insurance under it is for honesty, against negligence or for being faithful and loyal. The protection afforded is different than normal insurance policies. Its consequences and enfo...
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