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
This can result in key pieces of evidence being missed, lower settlements or jury verdicts, and potential claims of malpractice.
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Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The Arkansas House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill that would amend a 2023 law that allows malpractice claims regarding gender-affirming care provided to minors to be filed up to 15 years after the minor turns 18 years old.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
Not Exactly | Opinion Yes, but anyone advising Xi to not beg Trump for forgiveness is also committing malpractice.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
In the face of the current housing crisis, redeveloping 122 acres in the city without any housing would be government malpractice.
—Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Ethan Stone, USA TODAY, 27 Feb. 2025
The Arkansas House of Representatives approved on Wednesday a bill that would amend a 2023 law that allows malpractice claims regarding gender-affirming care provided to minors to be filed up to 15 years after the minor turns 18 years old.
—Josh Snyder, Arkansas Online, 10 Apr. 2025
Not Exactly | Opinion Yes, but anyone advising Xi to not beg Trump for forgiveness is also committing malpractice.
—Gordon G. Chang, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Apr. 2025
In the face of the current housing crisis, redeveloping 122 acres in the city without any housing would be government malpractice.
—Dan Goldman, New York Daily News, 30 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malpractice
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Nor is either party actually addressing the ballooning financial cost of local police forces in the U.S., nor the long-term reputational costs from police misconduct for trust in the police and government more broadly.—
Christopher S. Warshaw,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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Court records show he was then indicted in June 2020 for misconduct in office.—
Will Carless,
USA Today,
18 Apr. 2025
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McClanahan has accused Stab’s of a civil rights violation, discrimination and negligence.—
David Chiu,
People.com,
24 Apr. 2025
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The negligence, wrongful death lawsuit was filed in Miami-Dade County court Monday, and the family held a press conference Tuesday morning with their lawyer, Miami crime victim attorney Michael Haggard of the Haggard Law Firm, in a field across the street from Southpoint Crossing.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Malpractice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malpractice. Accessed 3 May. 2025.
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