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mala fide

[mah-lah fee-de, mey-luh fahy-dee]

adverb

Latin.
  1. in bad faith; not genuine.



mala fide

/ ˈmælə ˈfaɪdɪ /

adjective

  1. undertaken in bad faith

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Word History and Origins

Origin of mala fide1

from Latin
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Example Sentences

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Law Minister Anisul Haq said Mr Shams had "misrepresented facts with the mala fide intention of creating discontent".

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"In my view, this is mala fide persecution," lawyer and activist Prashant Bhushan told the BBC.

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At least we know evidence is not being supplied mala fide by Buffalo’s persistent quarterback.

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“Everything smacked of mala fide,” he wrote.

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He said this was another example of U.S. “mala fide” - or “bad faith” - aimed at “limiting Iran’s benefits from the deal.”

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