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tɪs noun
1.
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.
2.
any improper, negligent practice; misconduct or misuse.
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malpractice (mælˈpræktɪs) ![[Click for IPA pronunciation guide]](http://static.sfdict.com/dictstatic/g/d/dictionary_questionbutton_default.gif) | |
| —n | |
| 1. | immoral, illegal, or unethical professional conduct or neglect of professional duty |
| 2. | any instance of improper professional conduct |
| malpractitioner | |
| —n | |
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Malpractice
is always a great word to know.
So is flibbertigibbet. Does it mean:
| a printed punctuation mark (‽), available only in some typefaces, designed to combine the question mark (?) and the exclamation point (!), indicating a mixture of query and interjection, as after a rhetorical question. |
| a chattering or flighty, light-headed person. |
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Medical Dictionary
malpractice mal·prac·tice (māl-prāk'tĭs)
n.
Improper or negligent treatment of a patient, as by a physician, resulting in injury, damage, or loss.
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American Heritage
Cultural Dictionary
malpractice definition
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.
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Example sentences
Medical malpractice suits are one of the leading causes of the high cost of health care.
Physicians also over-prescribe tests and treatments to protect themselves from malpractice suits.
Yet more action is promised to limit pay-outs in medical-malpractice lawsuits.
In short, the proper antidote to educational malpractice is to insist on fidelity to the educational mission.
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