Malepractice

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Malepractice \Male*prac"tice\, n.
     See {Malpractice}.
     [1913 Webster]

From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:



  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]