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Webster 1913 Edition
Malpractice
Mal-prac′tice
,Noun.
[
Mal-
+ practice
.] Evil practice; illegal or immoral conduct; practice contrary to established rules; specifically, the treatment of a case by a surgeon or physician in a manner which is contrary to accepted rules and productive of unfavorable results.
[Written also
malepractice
.] Webster 1828 Edition
Malpractice
MALPRAC'TICE
,Noun.