in bad faith
idiom
: in a dishonest and improper way : with no intention of honoring a promise
She signed the contract in bad faith.
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Subramanian found Combs had failed to provide any evidence that he’d been singled out unfairly by prosecutors based on his race, selected for prosecution in bad faith, and other elements necessary to win his arguments.
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
If the American public and critical elements of the business sector nonetheless view these fights over executive power with apathy or only through the lens of their most short-term interests, then a president acting in bad faith will get away with it.
—Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
Ford also submitted an amendment to allow college officials to discipline students who filed a report in bad faith.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Bad faith bargaining Both sides have accused the other of bargaining in bad faith.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 May 2025
If the American public and critical elements of the business sector nonetheless view these fights over executive power with apathy or only through the lens of their most short-term interests, then a president acting in bad faith will get away with it.
—Mariano-Florentino Cuéllar, Foreign Affairs, 18 Apr. 2025
Ford also submitted an amendment to allow college officials to discipline students who filed a report in bad faith.
—Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
Bad faith bargaining Both sides have accused the other of bargaining in bad faith.
—William Melhado, Sacramento Bee, 26 Feb. 2025
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“In bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/in%20bad%20faith. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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