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Webster 1913 Edition
Malpractice
Mal-prac′tice
,Noun.
[
Mal-
+ practice
.] Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case by a surgeon or physician in a manner which is contrary to accepted rules and productive of unfavorable results.
[Written also
malepractice
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Malpractice
MALPRAC'TICE
,Noun.
Definition 2024
malpractice
malpractice
English
Noun
malpractice (countable and uncountable, plural malpractices)
- the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss
- improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person
- 2007, Stephen Prosser, To Be a Servant-Leader
- When such a breakdown occurs there must be a full examination of the corruption that has been committed, and the leaders involved in malpractices must be encouraged to give a full account of what took place.
- 2007, Stephen Prosser, To Be a Servant-Leader
Translations
the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss
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improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person
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