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Malpractice - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Malpractice : (noun)
1: professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage;
"the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"
2: a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper
professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral
malpractices"
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Malpractice : \Mal*prac"tice\, n. [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.]
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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