malpractice
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malpractice
Where it comes from
Middle English practicen, practisen, practizen, practysender.
Middle English practice, practique, practyse
English practice
English malpractice
From mal- + practice.
noun 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. 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.
Thesaurus
Closest in meaning: malfeasance, breach, divergence, corruption, manipulation, irregularity, misbehaviour, offence, misconduct, abuse, misfeasance, wrongdoing, mismanagement, wrong-doing, maladministration, misappropriation
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noun the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss
| Español | mala praxis |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 醫療過失 /医疗过失 yīliáo guòshī |
| Português | negligência |
| Français | négligence médicale |
| Deutsch | Kunstfehler, Behandlungsfehler |
noun improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person
| Español | mala praxis |
|---|---|
| 中文 | 職業不當行為 /职业不当行为 zhíyè bùdàng xíngwéi |
| Português | negligência |
| Français | méconduite |
| Deutsch | Amtsmissbrauch |
| Русский | должностно́е преступле́ние dolžnostnóje prestuplénije, престу́пная хала́тность prestúpnaja xalátnostʹ |
Talk about this word "malpractice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn, micwyn.com/word/malpractice. Accessed 6 Nov. 2026. malpractice. (n.d.). In Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Retrieved November 6, 2026, from https://micwyn.com/word/malpractice "malpractice." Wiktionary, via Micwyn. Accessed November 6, 2026. https://micwyn.com/word/malpractice.Cite this
@misc{malpractice_2026,
title = {malpractice},
howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
year = {2026},
url = {https://micwyn.com/word/malpractice},
urldate = {2026-11-06}
}
