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malpractice

noun as in abuse, misconduct

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If there were a pill with such poor efficacy, it might be considered malpractice to prescribe it.

But the malpractice system is not robust in China, and patients feel powerless.

And an overzealous medical professional, hoping to safeguard against malpractice, can also be a cause of unneeded procedure.

Parents who bring wrongful birth suits seem to face a burden faced by no other plaintiffs in medical malpractice cases.

The burden on plaintiffs in wrongful birth cases “is unique, and is inconsistent with other types of malpractice cases,” she said.

But it is certainly true that the State has the right to prevent malpractice—a right none of us would wish renounced.

Driven from San Francisco for malpractice, he turned up in Denver, where he again aroused the authorities to action.

Upon inquiry I found the lawyer was but just disbarred for some malpractice, and the discovery added excessively to my disquiet.

But for this very reason no doctor dare accuse another of malpractice.

Only monsters smoke at meals, but a monster assured me that Gorgonzola best survives this malpractice.

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On this page you'll find 22 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to malpractice, such as: carelessness, dereliction, misbehavior, misdeed, mismanagement, and negligence.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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