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Meaning of Mala Fides
In bad faith.
Mala Fides Alternative Definition
(Lat.) Bad faith. It is opposed to bona fides, good faith.
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Mala fides in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Bad faith.
Note: This legal definition of Mala fides in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Mala fides in the Dictionary of Law consisting of Judicial Definitions and Explanations of Words, Phrases and Maxims
Bad faith; opposed to bona fides, good faith.
Note: This legal definition of Mala fides in the Dictionary of Law (English and American Jurisprudence) is from 1893.
Concept of “Mala Fides”
Traditional meaning of mala fides in English (with some legal use of this latin concept in England and the United States in the XIX Century) [1]: (in Latin) Bad faith. Mala grammatica don vitiat chartam: bad grammar does not vitiate a deed. Mala in se: evils bad in themselves; natural wrongs; see 1st Book (“The Rights of Persons”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 54. Mala prohibita: wrongs prohibited (by law). They are not naturally wrong; see 1st Book (“The Rights of Persons”), Blackstone’s Commentaries on the Laws of England 57. Mala praxis: malpractice. Mala tolta: an oppressive tax; see MALUM.
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- Based on A Concise Law Dictionary of Words, Phrases and Maxims, “Mala Fides”, Boston: Little, Brown, and Company, 1911, United States. It is also called the Stimson’s Law dictionary. This term and/or definition may be absolete.
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Mala fides in Global Commerce Policy
In this regard, mala fides is: Lat. The entries on trade policy are here. In bad faith. Taking on an obligation without meaning to keep it. More or less the opposite of good faith.[1]
Mala fidesin the wold Encyclopedia
For an introductory overview on international trade policy, see this entry.
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- Dictionary of Trade Policy, “Mala fides” entry (OAS)
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