Choose the correct meaning(s) for the following word: "Malafide"
(A) after death
(B) in remembrance
(C) in bad faith
(D) with deception
(E) in good faith
Choose the correct answer from the options given below:
Answer & explanation
Correct answer: option 4
The correct answer is Option (4) → (C) and (D) only
Mala fide is a Latin phrase meaning "in bad faith": done with the intention to deceive or cheat. It is the opposite of bona fide (in good faith).
Example: The court found that the order had been passed mala fide.
(A) after death — Incorrect.
- "After death" is the meaning of the Latin post mortem (or posthumous).
(B) in remembrance — Incorrect.
- "In remembrance" is the meaning of in memoriam.
(C) in bad faith — Correct.
- This is the literal meaning of mala fide.
(D) with deception — Correct.
- A mala fide act is done with intent to deceive.
(E) in good faith — Incorrect.
- "In good faith" is bona fide, the opposite of mala fide.
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