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    MALPRACTICE

    Pronunciation (US): Play  (GB): Play

     I. (noun) 

    Sense 1

    Meaning:

    A wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conductplay

    Example:

    he charged them with electoral malpractices

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("malpractice" is a kind of...):

    actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)

    Sense 2

    Meaning:

    Professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damageplay

    Example:

    the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice

    Classified under:

    Nouns denoting acts or actions

    Hypernyms ("malpractice" is a kind of...):

    actus reus; misconduct; wrongdoing; wrongful conduct (activity that transgresses moral or civil law)

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