in bad faith

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With the intention of deceiving someone or doing harm, as in I'm sure they were acting in bad faith and never planned to pay us . This expression was first recorded in 1631. The antonym, in good faith , meaning “sincerely and honestly,” as in I signed that contract in good faith , dates from about 1350.

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