in bad faith

idiom

: in a dishonest and improper way : with no intention of honoring a promise

She signed the contract in bad faith.

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Some food scientists have criticized NOVA for being overly broad and unfairly maligning some healthy foods, but those arguments are also made in bad faith by big food companies to defend an industry that has made billions off making people sick. —Nicholas Florko, The Atlantic, 21 Oct. 2024

DirecTV-Disney dispute update: no resolution yet Both sides say negotiations continue, but the ongoing dispute has worsened publicly with DirecTV filing a complaint with the Federal Communications Commission on Saturday, accusing Disney of negotiating in bad faith. —Jonathan Limehouse, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024

Disney countered that such agreements are standard (and were actually included in previous renewals with DirecTV), suggesting DirecTV itself was acting in bad faith. —Todd Spangler, Variety, 14 Sep. 2024

DirecTV filed a complaint with Federal Communications Commission (FCC) this weekend, claiming that Disney is negotiating in bad faith by forcing DirecTV to agree to waiving any legal claims against Disney for anticompetitive actions in order to secure a licensing agreement. —Bruce Gil, Quartz, 10 Sep. 2024