the term used for a person showing orderly conduct while in jail. It can help parole be granted and the sentence shortened.
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GOOD CAUSE
This term means that from a legal point of view there are sufficient grounds to act on.
GOOD CONSIDERATION
A reason for doing something based on natural affection, generosity, love, or moral duty. This reason is insufficient to judge a commercial contract or promise enforceable as it lacks valid, […]
GOOD DELIVERY
Securities industry term. Describes a securities certificate , like a share certificate , that complies with all contractual and regulatory requirements . Such securities are freely transferred by delivery to […]
GOOD DRIVER DISCOUNT
Insurance purchase incentive. Reward for careful, safe, responsible automobile ownership and use. Based on specific criteria such as no accidents for a time period , or no tickets during that […]
GOOD FAITH
Sometimes legally binding due diligence around the effort made, information given, or transaction done, honestly, objectively, with no deliberate intent to defraud the other party. Yet, this does not cover […]
GOOD FAITH BARGAINING
Objective evidence of action satisfying the requirement that the parties to a contract regularly meet and willingly discuss resolution on proposed new contract terms. No demand exists on any party […]
GOOD FAITH EFFORTS
Does not necessarily include due diligence . Focused efforts to produce desired or required results by deliberate action.
GOOD FAITH ESTIMATE (GFE)
Documenting all costs tied to getting a home loan, including loan processing , title, and inspection fees in a reasonable effort by A lender or broker.
GOOD FOR MONTH ORDER
A LIMIT ORDER or STOP ORDER to buy or sell a security that remains in effect until the end of the current month.
GOOD LABORATORY PRACTICES
Generally accepted and documented lab methods controlling activities and operations. These practices are independent of verifications or measurement techniques employed, proven to be safe and having a positive influence on […]
GOOD MANUFACTURING PRACTICES
Plant and facility operations guidelines to mitigate potential and real risks. These guidelines are for food processors and seek to include all HACCP methods and procedures. (1) plant design and […]
GOOD MONEY
Any source of funds that is available for immediate use, such as FEDERAL FUNDS .
GOOD OFFICES
Facilitating dealings between two or more parties using an unbiased third-party’s influence.
GOOD OUTPUT
For any company that measures its product performance based on the quality of products and services it has been manufacturing , a functioning, error-less production system results are essential.
GOOD REPUTE
This term is given to a person with a good reputation and known to honest, true and forthright.
GOOD RIGHT, GOODTITLE
The fictitious plaintiff in the old action of ejectment,most frequently called “John Doe,” was sometimes called “Goodright” or “Goodtitle.”
GOOD SAMARITAN DOCTRINE
doctrine that applies in most states of the US where a doctor is freed from a malpractice suit when he treats a person in an emergency.
GOOD STANDING
Entity status in terms of being up-to-date for anything due, like dues, reports, other criteria, as a member of an organization .
GOOD TILL CANCELLED ORDER
A LIMIT ORDER for the purchase or sale of a security at a specific price that remains in effect until the price target is met and the trade is executed, […]
GOOD TITLE
a title that is free from doubts and is able to be sold with the knowledge that it is clear and valid.
GOOD-TILL-CANCELLED ORDER
Customer-to-broker buy or sell order that stays open at a specified price and order terms until (1) the order is executed, (2) or cancelled by the customer, (3) or expires […]
GOODHART’S LAW
Professor Charles Goodhart introduced this theory. Originally applied to the stability of economic spending, it now points out the problem of assigning value to a specific variable to be used […]
GOODNESS OF FIT
Warm fuzzy; level of confidence. Degree of comfort that a sample survey ‘s or test result are reliable for making dependable projections. Described formally as the degree of linear correlation […]
GOODS
In contracts. The term “goods” is not so wide as “chattels,” for it applies to inanimate objects, and does not Include animals or chattels real, as a lease for years […]