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Bad faith

Term · Law · MLC-T-LAW-000647

Dishonesty of belief or purpose, or a deliberate refusal to fulfill some duty or contractual obligation. This concept implies a malicious or deceptive intent, rather than mere negligence or error. In contract law, acting in bad faith can lead to a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.

Table 1. Record
IdentifierMLC-T-LAW-000647
FieldLaw
Record as JSON 
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  "id": "MLC-T-LAW-000647",
  "term": "Bad faith",
  "field": "Law",
  "definition": "Dishonesty of belief or purpose, or a deliberate refusal to fulfill some duty or contractual obligation. This concept implies a malicious or deceptive intent, rather than mere negligence or error. In contract law, acting in bad faith can lead to a breach of the implied covenant of good faith and fair dealing.",
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/law/bad-faith/"
}

Record 438 of 5,439 in Law terminology (MLC-0107). Request the full dataset.