malpractice

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• malpractice — mal·prac·tice /ˌmal prak təs/ n: 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 Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster.… …   Law dictionary

• Malpractice — Dr. Feelgood Дата выпуска октябрь 1975 Записан 1975 Жанры …   Википедия

• malpractice — mal‧prac‧tice [ˌmælˈprækts] noun [countable, uncountable] LAW when someone breaks the rules of their profession or breaks the law in order to gain some advantage for themselves: • He accused the attorneys of legal malpractice. • Insider trading… …   Financial and business terms

• Malpractice — Mal*prac tice, n. [Mal + practice.] 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… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• malpractice — (n.) 1670s, hybrid coined from MAL (Cf. mal ) + PRACTICE (Cf. practice) (n.). Also used in law for illegal action by which a person seeks a benefit for himself while in a position of trust (1758) …   Etymology dictionary

• malpractice — [n] abuse, misconduct carelessness, dereliction, malefaction, misbehavior, misdeed, mismanagement, negligence, offense, transgression, violation; concepts 101,156,310,324 …   New thesaurus

• malpractice — ► NOUN ▪ improper, illegal, or negligent professional activity or treatment …   English terms dictionary

• malpractice — [mal prak′tis] n. 1. injurious or unprofessional treatment or culpable neglect of a patient by a physician or surgeon 2. misconduct or improper practice in any professional or official position malpractitioner [mal΄praktish′ən ər] n …   English World dictionary

• malpractice — Professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill. This term is usually applied to such conduct by doctors, lawyers, and accountants. Failure of one rendering professional services to exercise that degree of skill and learning commonly… …   Black's law dictionary

• malpractice — Professional misconduct or unreasonable lack of skill. This term is usually applied to such conduct by doctors, lawyers, and accountants. Failure of one rendering professional services to exercise that degree of skill and learning commonly… …   Black's law dictionary

• Malpractice — For other uses, see Malpractice (disambiguation). Tort law …   Wikipedia