in mala fide

in mala fide (in mal-[schwa] fI-dee). [Latin] Hist. In bad faith.

“A possessor in mala fide is one who holds possession of a subject, in the knowledge that it is not his own, on a title which he knows, or has reasonable ground for believing to be a bad one.” John Trayner, Trayner’s Latin Maxims 266 (4th ed. 1894).

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法律翻译Vivian，毕业于美国顶尖的翻译学院，专注翻译各类与水利资源有关的法律文件。