in bad faith

1. 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.

Example Sentences

Each side had accused the other of negotiating in bad faith and of misleading consumers about the issues dividing them.

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Each side accused the other of negotiating in bad faith and of misleading consumers about the issues dividing them.

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Monday’s ruling, by a three-judge panel on the Third Circuit Court of Appeals in Philadelphia, reaffirmed that the Post-Gazette had bargained in bad faith and ordered the paper to restore the terms of the 2017 contract.

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O’Connor said in his order, made public Thursday, that prosecutors hadn’t acted in bad faith, but he disagreed with them that dismissing charges “is in the public interest.”

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Attacking the service in bad faith scores more political points.

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