The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:
Malepractice \Male*prac"tice\, n.
See Malpractice.
[1913 Webster]
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]