Property Law

Bona Fide Purchaser

/ BOH-nah FY-dee PUR-chus-er /

Definition

A buyer who pays fair value without notice of defects in title.

Used in Context

“The bona fide purchaser took the property free of prior claims.”

Etymology

◈ Latin: bona fide, in good faith

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