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 strike began in February, weeks before the WGA was set to enter negotiations with the major studios, with the workers accusing their employer of bargaining in bad faith.
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
The strike began in February, weeks before the WGA was set to enter negotiations with the major studios, with the workers accusing their employer of bargaining in bad faith.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
At the Capitol, protesters carried placards supporting Fair Districts Amendments, which voters approved in 2010, and denouncing the governor’s scheme as a bad faith gerrymandering scheme that only benefitted his and other Republican leaders’ ambitions.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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Boston Herald Wire Services, Boston Herald, 9 May 2026
The strike began in February, weeks before the WGA was set to enter negotiations with the major studios, with the workers accusing their employer of bargaining in bad faith.
—Cerys Davies, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
At the Capitol, protesters carried placards supporting Fair Districts Amendments, which voters approved in 2010, and denouncing the governor’s scheme as a bad faith gerrymandering scheme that only benefitted his and other Republican leaders’ ambitions.
—Jeffrey Schweers, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Apr. 2026
The federal judge in that case ruled that a jury could find that State Farm had acted in bad faith if the plaintiffs' lawyers demonstrated that the company ignored certain kinds of hail damage.
—Michael Copley, NPR, 28 Apr. 2026
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20faith. Accessed 20 May. 2026.
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