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malpractice
[mal-prak-tis]
noun
Law.failure of a professional person, as a physician or lawyer, to render proper services through reprehensible ignorance or negligence or through criminal intent, especially when injury or loss follows.
any improper, negligent practice; misconduct or misuse.
malpractice
/ ˌmælprækˈtɪʃənə, mælˈpræktɪs /
noun
immoral, illegal, or unethical professional conduct or neglect of professional duty
any instance of improper professional conduct
malpractice
Mistakes or negligent conduct by a professional person, especially a physician, that results in damage to others, such as misdiagnosis of a serious illness. Damaged parties often seek compensation by bringing malpractice suits against the offending physician or other professional.
Other 51Թ Forms
- malpractitioner noun
51Թ History and Origins
Origin of malpractice1
Example Sentences
It would be political malpractice not to figure out why.
But the pace of being “responsible” is unhurried to the point of political malpractice.
“The fact that Democrats aren’t driving a tank through that issue is malpractice,” Madrid said, and he’s right.
He also said that an investigation by Leeds City Council's local authority designated officer - responsible for managing allegations against adults who work with children - had found that malpractice was unsubstantiated.
It discovered that complaints of malpractice were taking about 17 months to investigate on average.
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