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malpractice

[mal-prak-tis] / mælˈpræk tɪs /


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UniCredit has previously rejected allegations of malpractice related to its attempted takeover of Commerzbank.

From Barron's Jul. 10, 2026

Data from Ofqual shows that the use of mobile phones and smart devices has been the most common form of exam malpractice in every summer exam series since 2018.

From BBC Jun. 4, 2026

Married to prominent medical malpractice attorney Daniel Broderick, she maintained a position of influence and popularity in the ritzy La Jolla community where the couple raised their four children.

From Los Angeles Times May 9, 2026

An increase in patients, not enough medical staff, the threat of malpractice lawsuits, and distress about patients’ inability to pay for healthcare got so bad that he developed post-traumatic stress disorder.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 23, 2026

“People just don’t sue doctors they like,” is how Alice Burkin, a leading medical malpractice lawyer, puts it.

From "Blink" by Malcolm Gladwell

In October 2025, Seoul apologised for the first time for state-sanctioned malpractices, saying "unjust human rights violations" were committed.

From Barron's Jun. 4, 2026

There was one rural hospital, the site of various malpractices.

From Salon May 3, 2022

“We found exactly the same malpractices in exactly the same districts in 2018 as we did the year before,” Klimek says.

From Scientific American Oct. 30, 2018

The leak, denounced by Erdogan as "villainous", was the latest in a series of anonymous recordings posted on the Internet purportedly revealing graft and other malpractices in his inner circle.

From Reuters Mar. 28, 2014

This in itself, however, is not enough to check malpractices or safeguard the cultivators.

From Notes on Agriculture in Cyprus and Its Products by Bevan, William




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