If you needed your tonsils removed but your surgeon accidentally took out your appendix instead, you could sue her for malpractice, or mistreatment by a doctor that results in harm to the patient.
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.
Noun
a wrongful act that the actor had no right to do; improper professional conduct; "he charged them with electoral malpractices"
Noun
professional wrongdoing that results in injury or damage; "the widow sued his surgeon for malpractice"
n.
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.
Malpractice
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.
Usage Examples
Many of us are alarmed at the skyrocketing cost of medical care, including patients, who are the consumers. However, medical malpractice is not the reason for these increasing costs.
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Other Usage ExamplesReform of the medical liability system should be considered as part of a comprehensive response to surging medical malpractice premiums that endanger Americans' access to quality medical care.
I welcome the President and working with him to try to get some of that medical malpractice reform so we can get the cost of health care to come down.
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