mal·prac·tice
 malpractice
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- pronunciation:
- mael
praek
tihs
- features:
- Word Parts
| part of speech: |
noun |
| definition: |
improper professional conduct due to incompetence, negligence, or unethical methods, esp. such conduct leading to injury or loss by a medical patient or a client of a lawyer.
The family of the patient who died is blaming the doctor and attempting to sue him for malpractice.- similar words:
- abuse, dereliction, incompetence, malfeasance, malversation, misconduct, negligence
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The word malpractice
contains the following part:
mal, male
Latin
root
that means
bad, evil, ill
Example words:
- antonyms:
- ben, bene, bon