Hypertext Webster Gateway: "malpractice"
From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) (web1913)
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}.]
From WordNet (r) 1.7 (wn)
malpractice
n 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" [syn: {malfeasance}]
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