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malpractice

[mal-prak-tis] / mælˈpræk tɪs /


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They have closely regulated the provision of medical advice, for instance, and authorized malpractice suits when that advice leads to harm.

From Slate • Mar. 31, 2026

When the Duke of Sussex embarked on his last legal campaigns, against Mirror Group Newspapers and Rupert Murdoch's News Group, there was already plenty of evidence of media malpractice.

From BBC • Mar. 31, 2026

The commissioner is essentially telling players that their union has engaged in malpractice, losing touch with its own members while the economics of baseball changed around them.

From Los Angeles Times • Mar. 25, 2026

"For human therapists, there are governing boards and mechanisms for providers to be held professionally liable for mistreatment and malpractice," Iftikhar said.

From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026

It’s possible to thin-slice a surgeon’s risk of being sued for malpractice on the basis of a small snippet of conversation.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell