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( mæ lpræ ktɪs )
Word forms: plural malpractices variable noun [ oft NOUN noun] If you accuse someone of malpractice , you are accusing them of breaking the law or the rules of their profession in order to gain some advantage for themselves.
[ formal] There were only one or two serious allegations of malpractice.
...alleged financial malpractices.
...medical malpractice suits.
Synonyms: misconduct, abuse, negligence, mismanagement More Synonyms of malpractice
malpractice in British English ( mælˈpræktɪs )
noun 1. immoral, illegal, or unethical professional conduct or neglect of professional duty
2. any instance of improper professional conduct
Derived forms
malpractitioner ( ˌmælprækˈtɪʃənə ) noun
malpractice in American English ( mælˈpræktɪs )
noun 1. injurious or unprofessional treatment or culpable neglect of a patient by a physician or surgeon
2. misconduct or improper practice in any professional or official position
Derived forms
malpractitioner ( ˌmalpracˈtitioner) ( ˌmælprækˈtɪʃənər ) noun
Examples of 'malpractice' in a sentence malpractice
Most courts have rejected clergy malpractice as a basis for liability in all cases. But no senior officer was found guilty of serious malpractice. Fear of malpractice suits may be one element. But the damage to the real economy was more a result of bad policy than financial malpractice. They have also campaigned actively for limits on insurance payouts, particularly for medical malpractice. The British lender is the only bank yet to reach a deal for its alleged malpractice. Furthermore, shared responsibility increases cooperation and reduces the resentments that often lead to malpractice suits. I know of no one who was put off medicine by the threat of imprisonment for medical malpractice. But an investigation by the FSA into alleged malpractice can take years to complete before an errant trader can be banned from working again. In other languages malpractice
British English :
malpractice NOUN If you accuse someone of malpractice , you are accusing them of being careless or of breaking the law or the rules of their profession.
There were only one or two serious allegations of malpractice.
American English : malpractice Brazilian Portuguese : falta profissional Chinese : 渎职 European Spanish : negligencia profesional French : faute professionnelle German : Berufsvergehen Italian : negligenza professionale Japanese : 不正行為 Korean : 배임 행위 European Portuguese : falta profissional Latin American Spanish : negligencia profesional Definition of 'malpractice' Chinese translation of 'malpractice' malpractice (mælˈpræktɪs)
Definition
illegal, unethical, or negligent professional conduct
serious allegations of malpractice
Additional synonyms He pleaded guilty to wilful dereliction of duty.
Synonyms
negligence ,
failure ,
neglect ,
evasion ,
delinquency ,
abdication ,
faithlessness ,
nonperformance ,
remissness
This child's misbehaviour could have been avoided.
Synonyms
misconduct ,
mischief ,
misdemeanour ,
shenanigans (informal) ,
impropriety ,
acting up (informal) ,
bad behaviour ,
misdeeds ,
rudeness ,
indiscipline ,
insubordination ,
naughtiness ,
monkey business (informal) ,
incivility Definition
neglect or carelessness
He was responsible for his patients' deaths through gross negligence.
Synonyms
carelessness ,
failure ,
neglect ,
disregard ,
indifference ,
shortcoming ,
omission ,
oversight ,
dereliction ,
forgetfulness ,
slackness ,
inattention ,
laxity ,
thoughtlessness ,
laxness ,
inadvertence ,
inattentiveness ,
heedlessness ,
remissness
Nearby words of malpractice
malleable malnutrition malodorous malpractice maltreat maltreatment mammal