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MALPRACTICE
malpractice
(noun) a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; “he charged them with electoral malpractices”
malpractice
(noun) professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; “the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice”
Source: WordNet® 3.1
Etymology
Noun
malpractice (countable and uncountable, plural malpractices)
The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss.
Improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person.
Anagrams
• empractical
Source: Wiktionary
Mal*prac"tice, n. Etym: [Mal- + practice.]
Definition: 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.]
Source: Webster’s Unabridged Dictionary 1913 Edition
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MECHANISM
(noun) the technical aspects of doing something; “a mechanism of social control”; “mechanisms of communication”; “the mechanics of prose style”
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