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Malpractice   /mælprˈæktəs/  /mælprˈæktɪs/   Listen
Malpractice

noun
(Written also malepractice)
1.
Professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage.
2.
A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct.



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"Malpractice" Quotes from Famous Books



... is the less to be wondered at, as the Profession is under no Kind of Regulation. Loud as the call is, to our Shame be it remembered, we have no Law to protect the Lives of the King's Subjects from the Malpractice of Pretenders. Any man at his Pleasure sets up for Physician, Apothecary and Chirurgeon. No candidates are either examined or licensed, or even sworn to fair practice. In 1753 the City of New York alone boasted the Honour of having ...
— Primitive Psycho-Therapy and Quackery • Robert Means Lawrence


Words linked to "Malpractice" :   wrongful conduct, misconduct, wrongdoing, actus reus


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