noun, verb ·Rare ·Advanced level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   Wrong or bad practice; misconduct countable, uncountable

Verb

1. 1
   To practice wrongly

Synonyms

All synonyms

malpractice

Etymology

From mis- + practice.

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