"mala fide" meaning in English

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Adverb

Etymology: Unadapted borrowing from Latin malā fidē (“in bad faith”). Etymology templates: {{ubor|en|la|malā fidē|t=in bad faith}} Unadapted borrowing from Latin malā fidē (“in bad faith”) Head templates: {{en-adv|-|nolinkhead=1}} mala fide (not comparable)
  1. (law) In bad faith. Tags: not-comparable Categories (topical): Law Synonyms: malâ fide [rare]
    Sense id: en-mala_fide-en-adv-WjdCo~4B Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries Topics: law

Alternative forms

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