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Noun [English]

Forms: malpractices [plural]
Etymology: From mal- + practice. Etymology templates: {{prefix|en|mal|practice}} mal- + practice Head templates: {{en-noun|~}} malpractice (countable and uncountable, plural malpractices)
  1. The improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss): лекарска небрежност (lekarska nebrežnost) (Bulgarian), nedbalost [feminine] (Czech), hoitovirhe (Finnish), négligence médicale [feminine] (French), Kunstfehler [masculine] (German), Behandlungsfehler [masculine] (German), műhiba (Hungarian), míchleachtas [masculine] (Irish), negligência [feminine] (Portuguese), negligencia [feminine] (Spanish), tıbbi hata (Turkish)
    Sense id: en-malpractice-en-noun-xwrspYnp Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of 'the improper treatment of a patient by a physician that results in injury or loss': 92 8
  2. Improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person. Tags: countable, uncountable Translations (improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person): zneužití úřední moci [neuter] (Czech), epäeettinen toiminta (Finnish), méconduite [feminine] (French), vétkes gondatlanság (Hungarian), mulasztás (Hungarian), jogellenes gyakorlat/cselekedet/viselkedés (Hungarian), foglalkozás körében elkövetett veszélyeztetés (Hungarian), míchleachtas [masculine] (Irish), amalan salah (Malay), błąd w sztuce [masculine] (Polish), negligência [feminine] (Portuguese), должностно́е преступле́ние (dolžnostnóje prestuplénije) [neuter] (Russian), престу́пная хала́тность (prestúpnaja xalátnostʹ) (Russian), negligencia [feminine] (Spanish)
    Sense id: en-malpractice-en-noun-c~ZQmGrh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, English terms prefixed with mal-, Entries with translation boxes, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Terms with Bulgarian translations, Terms with Czech translations, Terms with Finnish translations, Terms with French translations, Terms with German translations, Terms with Hungarian translations, Terms with Irish translations, Terms with Malay translations, Terms with Polish translations, Terms with Portuguese translations, Terms with Russian translations, Terms with Spanish translations, Terms with Turkish translations Disambiguation of English entries with incorrect language header: 52 48 Disambiguation of English terms prefixed with mal-: 43 57 Disambiguation of Entries with translation boxes: 39 61 Disambiguation of Pages with 1 entry: 41 59 Disambiguation of Pages with entries: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Bulgarian translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Czech translations: 33 67 Disambiguation of Terms with Finnish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with French translations: 30 70 Disambiguation of Terms with German translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Hungarian translations: 36 64 Disambiguation of Terms with Irish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of Terms with Malay translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Polish translations: 41 59 Disambiguation of Terms with Portuguese translations: 31 69 Disambiguation of Terms with Russian translations: 29 71 Disambiguation of Terms with Spanish translations: 25 75 Disambiguation of Terms with Turkish translations: 35 65 Disambiguation of 'improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person': 8 92

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    },
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      "code": "es",
      "lang": "Spanish",
      "sense": "improper or unethical conduct by a professional or official person",
      "tags": [
        "feminine"
      ],
      "word": "negligencia"
    }
  ],
  "wikipedia": [
    "malpractice"
  ],
  "word": "malpractice"
}

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