noun
- improper, illegal, or negligent professional behavior, especially by a medical practitioner
- wrongdoing or misconduct by a professional person
Usage: often legal
Usage: general professional context
Examples
- The doctor was sued for malpractice after the surgery went wrong.
- Medical malpractice insurance protects physicians from lawsuits.
- The lawyer’s malpractice cost his client the case.
- She filed a malpractice claim against her former attorney.
- The hospital implemented new procedures to prevent malpractice.
- Dental malpractice can result in serious injury to patients.
- The malpractice settlement was worth millions of dollars.