(n.) 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 of unfavorable results.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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| MLA | Webster's. "malpractice" 27 May 2011. Web. 21 September 2026. <http://smartdefine.org/malpractice/definitions/2030127> |