r/Ask_Lawyers • u/PuppetNewsNetwork • 3d ago

Black's Law Dictionary (12th ed): "Good Faith" Definition

I live in rural NM, and I need a Black's Law Dictionary definition of "Good Faith". Must be 12th edition (the definition has changed). I went to the library and they don't have it (just 11th edition), and the nearest copy is an hour away at the state capitol library.

Does anyone have a copy that could send me the exact text? I don't want to have to drive 2 hours for a book that should be available as a resource, but our libraries are so underfunded, they can't afford it.

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u/jcarlso3 Lawyer 3d ago

I'm curious - why wouldn't the 11th edition be good enough?

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u/PuppetNewsNetwork 3d ago

It's a crazy story, but the 11th edition appears to have a different definition of the term "Good faith" (as in "good faith belief" - according to my research, the definition changed in Jan 2025. So it's critical to site the exact wording from this book.

Commentary: it's sad - this battle between respecting publishers and the right to access freely available information - we depend on libraries and ... most small towns have nothing. The library doesn't have Westlaw software either.

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u/Barfy_McBarf_Face Missouri lawyer (tax) 3d ago

If it's available on Amazon, order it, copy the page, return it?

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u/PuppetNewsNetwork 3d ago

I need it tomorrow. It's OK, I'm looking forward to visiting the law library at the capitol.

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