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1. WordNet® 3.0 (2006)
malpractice
    n 1: professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage;
         "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"
    2: a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper
       professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral
       malpractices"

2. The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48
Malpractice \Mal*prac"tice\, n. [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.]
   [1913 Webster]

Thesaurus Results for Malpractice:

1. Moby Thesaurus II by Grady Ward, 1.0
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