bad faith
noun
: lack of honesty in dealing with other people
She accused her landlord of bad faith because he had promised to paint the apartment but never did it.
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This attempt at lowering royalty payments to an already beleaguered songwriter community is in the worst bad faith and a perversion of the Copyright Royalty Board settlement that the Nashville Songwriters Association International (NSAI), the National Music Publishers Assn.
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Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 13 May 2024
The last round of talks collapsed in December amid charges of bad faith between Egypt and Ethiopia.
—Johnnie Carson, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
The Republicans accused the Democrats of bad faith, and the Democrats responded in kind.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024
In the hands of bad faith actors, it can be used for nefarious purposes.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
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Kristin Robinson, Billboard, 13 May 2024
The last round of talks collapsed in December amid charges of bad faith between Egypt and Ethiopia.
—Johnnie Carson, Foreign Affairs, 19 July 2024
The Republicans accused the Democrats of bad faith, and the Democrats responded in kind.
—Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 14 Mar. 2024
In the hands of bad faith actors, it can be used for nefarious purposes.
—Nushrat Rahman, Detroit Free Press, 3 July 2024
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“Bad faith.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/bad%20faith. Accessed 12 Sep. 2024.
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