malpractice

English

Etymology

mal- +‎ practice

Noun

malpractice (countable and uncountable, plural malpractices)

  1. The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss.
  2. Improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person.
    • 2007, Stephen Prosser, To Be a Servant-Leader‎:
      When such a breakdown occurs there must be a full examination of the corruption that has been committed, and the leaders involved in malpractices must be encouraged to give a full account of what took place.

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