"bad faith" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Etymology: * (philosophy): a semantic loan from French mauvaise foi, coined by existentialist philosopher Jean-Paul Sartre. Etymology templates: {{sense|philosophy}} (philosophy):, {{sl|en|fr|mauvaise foi|nocap=1}} semantic loan from French mauvaise foi Head templates: {{en-noun|-}} bad faith (uncountable)
  1. The misrepresentation of one's own true motive. Tags: uncountable
    Sense id: en-bad_faith-en-noun-6HprAy8N Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 37 5
  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). Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (intent to deceive or mislead): kwade trouw [feminine] (Dutch), arglist [feminine] (Dutch), vilpillinen mieli (Finnish), mauvaise foi [feminine] (French), Arglist [feminine] (German), arge List [dated, feminine, poetic] (German), feall [masculine] (Irish), drogh aigney [masculine] (Manx), écubus [masculine] (Old Irish), zła wiara [feminine] (Polish), má-fé [feminine] (Portuguese)
    Sense id: en-bad_faith-en-noun-UNvScgxL Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 37 5 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'intent to deceive or mislead': 3 89 4 3
  3. (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. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Law Translations (malicious motive by a party in a lawsuit): vilpillinen mieli (Finnish), mala fides [feminine] (Latin), niat jahat (Malay)
    Sense id: en-bad_faith-en-noun-UGTTiC9C Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 45 12 37 5 Topics: law Disambiguation of 'malicious motive by a party in a lawsuit': 21 6 72 1
  4. (philosophy) The existentialist concept of denying one's total freedom of will. Tags: uncountable Categories (topical): Philosophy
    Sense id: en-bad_faith-en-noun-WFCJ-8se Topics: human-sciences, philosophy, sciences
The following are not (yet) sense-disambiguated
Synonyms: Punic faith Related terms: bona fide, good faith, mala fide

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