bad faith

Definitions

1. The misrepresentation of one's own true motive.
   uncountable
2. An intent to deceive or mislead another to gain some advantage; dishonesty or fraud in a transaction (such as knowingly misrepresenting the quality of something that is being bought or sold).
   uncountable
3. A malicious motive by a party in a lawsuit, which has an effect on the ability to maintain causes of action and obtain legal remedies.
   uncountable
4. The existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will.
   uncountable

Equivalents

Examples

“Near-synonyms: dishonesty, insincerity, bloody-mindedness”

“bad-faith interpretation”

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