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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Such naked ambition in the executive branch is also the result of a dysfunctional Congress, along with bad faith efforts to ignore the judiciary.
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Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Whether or not this kind of bad faith use of eminent domain is constitutional is a somewhat open question.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Luis Cazares, an Altadena homeowner, sued the plan on May 2, alleging bad faith and breach of contract.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
With a few prominent exceptions like The Atlantic's Connor Friedersdorf, who to his credit has condemned the new witch hunts against Palestinian activists, their commitment to campus free speech has turned out to be nothing but empty clout-chasing and bad faith.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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Chicago Tribune, 17 Feb. 2025
Whether or not this kind of bad faith use of eminent domain is constitutional is a somewhat open question.
—Andrew Wimer, Forbes.com, 3 June 2025
Luis Cazares, an Altadena homeowner, sued the plan on May 2, alleging bad faith and breach of contract.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2025
With a few prominent exceptions like The Atlantic's Connor Friedersdorf, who to his credit has condemned the new witch hunts against Palestinian activists, their commitment to campus free speech has turned out to be nothing but empty clout-chasing and bad faith.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 22 May 2025
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20faith. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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