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
After a 10-year investigation and five malpractice claims, the Iowa Board of Medicine has issued a warning to a Des Moines surgeon accused of incompetence and unprofessional and unethical conduct.
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Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Such propaganda is educational as well as political malpractice.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
While OpenAI touts enhanced protections, healthcare systems must answer to regulators, malpractice insurers and patient safety boards.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
California’s malpractice lawyers claimed that this was reason to raise malpractice caps — the MICRA law — but Pennsylvania lawyers were found to be equally likely to turn down cases with low economic damages, despite a lack of any such cap.
—Vamsi Aribindi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Clark Kauffman, Des Moines Register, 28 Jan. 2026
Such propaganda is educational as well as political malpractice.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Jan. 2026
While OpenAI touts enhanced protections, healthcare systems must answer to regulators, malpractice insurers and patient safety boards.
—Sahar Hashmi, Forbes.com, 25 Jan. 2026
California’s malpractice lawyers claimed that this was reason to raise malpractice caps — the MICRA law — but Pennsylvania lawyers were found to be equally likely to turn down cases with low economic damages, despite a lack of any such cap.
—Vamsi Aribindi, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for malpractice
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British police raided two properties linked to Mandelson on Friday as part of an investigation into misconduct in public office.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
9 Feb. 2026
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The Proctor case could prove a test of Hochman’s commitment to prosecuting police misconduct cases.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Plaintiffs in the Los Angeles bellwether and related cases have sought to get around those protections by relying on claims about corporate negligence and flawed product design, similar to those brought against opioid maker Purdue Pharma in recent years and Big Tobacco in the 1990s.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
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Google similarly denies any claims of negligence.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Malpractice.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/malpractice. Accessed 14 Feb. 2026.
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