as in misconduct
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careless, wrong, or illegal actions by someone (such as a doctor) who is performing a professional duty
a surgeon accused of malpractice
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Recent Examples of malpractice
One lawyer in Texas has started filing malpractice lawsuits.
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Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Furthermore, these financial pressures come on top of the rising cost of staffing, technology, compliance and malpractice coverage.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Between graduating from law school in 1977 and running for his first office, Cornyn served at a private law practice defending doctors in malpractice suits.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
Local lawyers have been unwilling to take on a malpractice case because Waldorf didn’t die or end up with permanent injuries.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
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Kavitha Surana, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Furthermore, these financial pressures come on top of the rising cost of staffing, technology, compliance and malpractice coverage.
—Robert Pearl, Forbes.com, 27 May 2026
Between graduating from law school in 1977 and running for his first office, Cornyn served at a private law practice defending doctors in malpractice suits.
—Rachel Royster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 May 2026
Local lawyers have been unwilling to take on a malpractice case because Waldorf didn’t die or end up with permanent injuries.
—Kavitha Surana, ProPublica, 26 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malpractice
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No misconduct was issued to inmates during the incident in question, and no inmate faced discipline for refusing the assignment, the agency added.—
Paula Wethington,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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Even without independent investigative authority, the commission has spent the past few years reviewing a backlog of internal affairs cases, commissioning an outside audit of police misconduct investigations and weighing in on department policies.—
Kelly Davis,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2026
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The case is unusual compared to the slew of lawsuits over the past decade against utility companies for negligence that caused destructive and deadly wildfires, according to legal and environmental experts CNN spoke with.—
Emma Tucker,
CNN Money,
8 June 2026
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The Hoffman family has filed a lawsuit against Boelter, which accuses him of assault, battery, intentional infliction of emotional distress, negligence and negligence per se, according to the civil complaint.—
Nick Lentz,
CBS News,
8 June 2026
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“Malpractice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malpractice. Accessed 12 Jun. 2026.
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