malpractice
Definition
Dereliction of duty due to negligence or incompetence by a professional or institution, specially a health practitioner (doctor, surgeon, psychiatrist, psychologist, nurse, etc.) or a hospital.
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malpractice is in the Corporate, Commercial, & General Law subject.
malpractice appears in the definition of the following term: patient-litigant exception
malpractice appears in these other term: malpractice liability insurance
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