English

Noun

bad faith ‎(uncountable)

1. (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.
2. (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).
3. (philosophy) The existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will.

Synonyms

• Punic faith

Translations

See also

• good faith

References

• Bad faith on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• Bad faith (existentialism) on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
• "Bad Faith" Defined (The 'Lectric Law Library)