bad faith
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English
Etymology
- (philosophy): a semantic loan from French mauvaise foi, coined by existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre.
Noun
- The misrepresentation of one's own true motive.
- Antonym: good faith
- Near-synonyms: dishonesty, insincerity, bloody-mindedness
- bad-faith interpretation
- (law) 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).
- (law) A malicious motive by a party in a lawsuit. This has an effect on the ability to maintain causes of action and obtain legal remedies.
- (philosophy) The existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will.
Synonyms
Translations
malicious motive by a party in a lawsuit
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intent to deceive or mislead
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existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will
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See also
References
Bad faith on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
- "Bad Faith" Defined (The 'Lectric Law Library)
