malafide

adj, noun — 2 senses

malafide

adj

US /ˌmɑːlə ˈfaɪdi/

Etymology Univerbation of mala fide, from Latin malā fidē (“in bad faith”).

1

Law India In bad faith.

  • Soutik Banerjee, an advocate assisting Mr. Shah’s legal team, describes the ruling as a positive development, writing in a statement that it “exemplifies that there has been arbitrary and malafide use of extraordinary laws against Fahad. … Only time will tell if UAPA charges will also apply.”2023, Srishti Jaswal, Monitor reporter’s trial opens: Why India treats journalists as terrorists, in: The Christian Science Monitor, April 19 2023

malafide

noun

Etymology Univerbation of mala fide, from Latin malā fidē (“in bad faith”).

1

Law India Something done in bad faith.

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