bona fides

noun | \ ˌbō-nə-ˈfī-ˌdēz, commonly ˈbō-nə-ˌfīdz \ | bo·na fi·des

1. : good faith the fact that the plaintiff conducted an investigation demonstrated its bona fides —Jeannette Glass Co. v. Indemnity Ins. Co. of North America, 88 A.2d 407 (1952) (dissent)