malpractice
noun
mal·prac·tice
ˌmal-ˈprak-təs 
1
: a dereliction of professional duty or a failure to exercise an ordinary degree of professional skill or learning by one (such as a physician) rendering professional services which results in injury, loss, or damage
2
: an injurious, negligent, or improper practice : malfeasance
Examples of malpractice in a Sentence
a surgeon accused of malpractice
Doctors need to have malpractice insurance to protect themselves against lawsuits.
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The Arkansas House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill that would amend a 2023 law that allows malpractice claims regarding gender-affirming care provided to minors to be filed up to 15 years after the minor turns 18 years old.
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Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
Not Exactly | Opinion Yes, but anyone advising Xi to not beg Trump for forgiveness is also committing malpractice.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
In the face of the current housing crisis, redeveloping 122 acres in the city without any housing would be government malpractice.
—Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Also, the death is in the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation entry after Romulus’ malpractice insurance paid $150,000 to Angelica Pontorno.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
Not Exactly | Opinion Yes, but anyone advising Xi to not beg Trump for forgiveness is also committing malpractice.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
In the face of the current housing crisis, redeveloping 122 acres in the city without any housing would be government malpractice.
—Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
Also, the death is in the Florida Office of Insurance Regulation entry after Romulus’ malpractice insurance paid $150,000 to Angelica Pontorno.
—David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 27 Mar. 2025
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“Malpractice.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/malpractice. Accessed 21 Apr. 2025.
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malpractice
noun
mal·prac·tice
(ˈ)mal-ˈprak-təs
: violation of professional standards especially by carelessness or improper conduct
Medical Definition
malpractice
1 of 2 noun
mal·prac·tice
(ˈ)mal-ˈprak-təs
: a dereliction of professional duty or a failure to exercise an accepted degree of professional skill or learning by a physician rendering professional services which results in injury, loss, or damage
malpractice
2 of 2 intransitive verb
malpracticed; malpracticing
: to engage in or commit malpractice
Legal Definition
malpractice
noun
mal·prac·tice
ˌmal-ˈprak-təs
: negligence, misconduct, lack of ordinary skill, or a breach of duty in the performance of a professional service (as in medicine) resulting in injury or loss
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