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Merriam-Webster's Collegiate Dictionarymal·prac·tice \ˌmal-ˈprak-təs\ noun DATE 16711. a dereliction of professional duty or a failure to exercise an ordinary degree of professional skill or learning by one (as a physician) rendering professional services which results in injury, loss, or damage2. an injurious, negligent, or improper practice : malfeasanceEnglish Etymologymalpractice 1671, hybrid coined from mal- (q.v.) + practice. Also used in law for "illegal action by which a person seeks a benefit for himself while in a position of trust" (1758).Oxford Advanced Learner's Dictionary-牛津双解-OALD7malpracticemal·prac·tice / 7mAl5prAktis / noun[U, C] (law 律) careless, wrong or illegal behaviour while in a professional job 渎职；玩忽职守: medical malpractice 医疗失误 a malpractice suit 渎职诉讼 He is currently standing trial for alleged malpractices. 他被控营私舞弊,正在受审。 Webster's Third New International Dictionary, Unabridgedmal·practiceI. \(ˈ) ̷ ̷+\ nounEtymology: mal- (I) + practice1. a. : a dereliction from professional duty whether intentional, criminal, or merely negligent by one rendering professional services that results in injury, loss, or damage to the recipient of those services or to those entitled to rely upon them or that affects the public interest adversely b. : the failure of one rendering professional services to exercise that degree of skill and learning commonly applied under all the circumstances in the community by the average prudent reputable member of the profession with the result of injury, loss, or damage to the recipient of those services or to those entitled to rely upon them2. : an injurious, negligent, or improper practice : malfeasance, wrongdoing < cheating and fixing and other malpractices — F.A.Wrensch > < bewailing some current academic malpractice with the English language — D.J.Lloyd >II. intransitive verb: to engage in or commit malpractice < the death of the boy … is laid at his door as a malpracticing doctor — Rose Feld >

Professional Malpractice Services Noun Rendering Injury Loss Damage