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MALA FIDE
In bad faith. An action performed dishonestly, implying that the person is culpably responsible and therefore, in matters of justice, liable to restitution. The opposite of bona fide.
All items in this dictionary are from Fr. John Hardon's Modern Catholic Dictionary, © Eternal Life. Used with permission.
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