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in good faith/ in bad faith
Definition

in good faith
idiom : in an honest and proper way
He bargained in good faith.
Both parties acted in good faith.
Examples of in good faith in a Sentence

And so, your natural tendency to believe that everyone is operating in good faith takes a real beating.
—Hazlitt, 27 Feb. 2025
With his official stamp of approval, artists both young and old are free to sample Smokey Robinson’s irreplaceable category in good faith.
—Regina Cho, VIBE.com, 24 Feb. 2025
Despite the beliefs of some conspiracy theorists, the committee does a hard job in good faith.
—Ralph D. Russo, The Athletic, 21 Feb. 2025
Is Putin capable of negotiating in good faith? PRES.
—NBC News, 16 Feb. 2025


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in bad faith
Definition:
idiom : in a dishonest and improper way : with no intention of honoring a promise
She signed the contract in bad faith.
Examples of in bad faith in a Sentence

Kelley accused Kim Cordova, president of the United Food and Commercial Workers Local 7, of bargaining in bad faith with King Soopers.
—Judith Kohler, The Denver Post, 25 Jan. 2025
And even if the court finds that the DOJ is acting in bad faith for a legally-improper purpose — an allegation credibly made by the former prosecutors in charge of the case — denying the motion to dismiss on this ground is without any legal effect.
—Ron Kuby, New York Daily News, 19 Feb. 2025
The union believes the firings have no financial purpose and were made in bad faith in midst of negotiating the union’s first contract.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025