bad faith

noun

Synonyms of bad faith next

: 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.

Examples of bad faith in a Sentence

Recent Examples on the Web In the hands of bad faith actors, it can be used for nefarious purposes. —

Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024 The Justice Department answers to the president, and if Trump ordered it to pursue voter-fraud investigations, which he was empowered to do, the Court will not consider whether this was done in bad faith. —

The Editors, National Review, 2 July 2024 Henning and Birch claim that the Milford officers violated their civil rights by engaging in a bad faith investigation that sent them to prison on 50- and 55-year sentences, respectively. —

Edmund H. Mahony, Hartford Courant, 21 June 2024 From the start, this case was rooted in bad faith and lacking any basis in facts or science. —

Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 13 June 2024 See all Example Sentences for bad faith

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