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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.
Derived Forms
- malpractitioner, noun
Other Word Forms
- ··پ·پDz· [mal-prak-, tish, -, uh, -ner], noun
Word History and Origins
Origin of malpractice1
Example Sentences
“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.
It’s grotesque constitutional malpractice for legislators to attack judges trying to determine what the Constitution and the law allow while booing from the cheap seats.
This includes licensing and malpractice laws that can penalize doctors or other medical professionals for giving dangerous or highly inappropriate treatment recommendations.
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