malpractice

ˌmælˈpræktɪs

Definition

Definition of malpractice - Reverso English Dictionary

Noun

medicalimproper treatment by a doctor causing harm

The patient sued the hospital for malpractice.

professional conductunethical or careless behavior by a professional causing harm

The patient sued for malpractice after the surgery went wrong.

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Expressions with malpractice

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administrative malpractice

wrong or careless actions by people in charge of offices

The company suffered from years of administrative malpractice.

medical malpractice

professional failure by a health worker that harms a patient through poor care

The surgeon was accused of medical malpractice after the operation went wrong.

malpractice insurance

insurance protecting professionals from lawsuits

Doctors need malpractice insurance to protect against patient lawsuits.

Origin of malpractice

Latin, malus (bad) + practice (action)

Examples of malpractice in a sentence

Malpractice insurance is essential for medical professionals.
The lawyer investigated possible malpractice at the clinic.
Several malpractice claims were filed after the treatment.

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French:erreur médicale, mauvaise pratique professionnelle, ...
German:Kunstfehler, Berufsvergehen, ...
Italian:malasanità, malpractice, ...
Spanish:negligencia médica, negligencia profesional, ...
Portuguese:negligência médica, má prática, ...
Chinese:医疗事故, 渎职, ...
Japanese:医療過誤, 不正行為, ...
Arabic:سُوءُ المُمَارَسَةِ الطِّبِّيَّة, سُوء المُمارَسَة, ...
Hebrew:רַשְׁלָנוּת רְפוּאִית, רַשְׁלָנוּת מִקְצוֹעִית, ...
Russian:врачебная ошибка, медицинская ошибка, ...
Ukrainian:медична недбалість, професійна помилка, ...
Hindi:चिकित्सकीय लापरवाही, पेशेवर लापरवाही, ...
Bengali:চিকিৎসাগত অবহেলা, অপচিকিৎসা, ...
Catalan:negligència mèdica, mala praxis, ...
Czech:zdravotnické pochybení, profesní pochybení, ...
Danish:fejlbehandling, malpractice, ...
Dutch:nalatigheid, wanpraktijk, ...
Greek:ιατρική αμέλεια, αμέλεια, ...
Hungarian:műhiba, szakmai mulasztás, ...
Khmer:កំហុសវិជ្ជាជីវៈវេជ្ជសាស្ត្រ, ការប្រព្រឹត្តវិជ្ជាជីវៈខុសឆ្គង, ...
Korean:의료 과실, 과실, ...
Persian:قصور پزشکی, سوء‌رفتار حرفه‌ای, ...
Polish:błąd w sztuce lekarskiej, niedbalstwo zawodowe, ...
Portuguese (BR):negligência médica, negligência profissional, ...
Romanian:malpraxis, malpraxis profesional, ...
Swedish:vårdslöshet, felbehandling, ...
Thai:การรักษาพยาบาลผิดพลาด, การกระทำผิดในวิชาชีพ, ...
Turkish:malpraktis, mesleki suistimal, ...
Vietnamese:sai sót y khoa, sai sót nghề nghiệp, ...

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