bad faith
noun
: lack of honesty in dealing with other people
She accused her landlord of bad faith because he had promised to paint the apartment but never did it.
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The complaint contains claims for negligence, bad faith, conspiracy and related grievances.
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Neither bad faith nor bad habits on the part of either side relieves us of the duty to stand for the Constitution, the rule of law, and the proper separation of powers.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Such naked ambition in the executive branch is also the result of a dysfunctional Congress, along with bad faith efforts to ignore the judiciary.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
There’s no need for a Yale University law degree to notice that the vice president is making a bad faith effort for more executive power.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
Neither bad faith nor bad habits on the part of either side relieves us of the duty to stand for the Constitution, the rule of law, and the proper separation of powers.
—The Editors, National Review, 19 Mar. 2025
Such naked ambition in the executive branch is also the result of a dysfunctional Congress, along with bad faith efforts to ignore the judiciary.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
There’s no need for a Yale University law degree to notice that the vice president is making a bad faith effort for more executive power.
—Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20faith. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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