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Malpractice

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.

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actus reus 76% connected

The act or omission that forms the physical part of a crime.

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Misconduct 76% connected

Wrong conduct; bad behavior; mismanagement.

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Wrongdoing 76% connected

Evil or wicked behavior or action.

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Bail noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bail bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Bond noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) money that must be forfeited by the bondsman if an accused person fails to appear in court for trial; "the judge set ba…

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Charge noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Complaint noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a pleading describing some wrong or offense; "he was arrested on a charge of larceny"

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Condemnation noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Crime noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offence noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Criminal offense noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Insanity plea noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Judgment of conviction noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a final judgment of guilty in a criminal case and the punishment that is imposed; "the conviction came as no surprise"

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Law-breaking noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes"

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Partial verdict noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a finding that the defendant is guilty of some charges but innocent of others

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Plea bargain noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea bargaining noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a negotiation in which the defendant agrees to enter a plea of guilty to a lesser charge and the prosecutor agrees to d…

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Plea of insanity noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) a plea in which the defendant claims innocence due to mental incompetence at the time

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Principal noun · 78% connection

(criminal law) any person involved in a criminal offense, regardless of whether the person profits from such involvement

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Case noun · 78% connection

A box, sheath, or covering; as, a case for holding goods; a case for spectacles; the case of a watch; the case (capsule) of a cartridg…

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Casuistry adjective · 78% connection

The science or doctrine of dealing with cases of conscience, of resolving questions of right or wrong in conduct, or determining the l…

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Code noun · 78% connection

Any system of rules or regulations relating to one subject; as, the medical code, a system of rules for the regulation of the professi…

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Comply verb · 78% connection

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow t…

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Contraindicate verb · 78% connection

To indicate, as by a symptom, some method of treatment contrary to that which the general tenor of the case would seem to require.

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Corrective noun · 78% connection

That which has the power of correcting, altering, or counteracting what is wrong or injurious; as, alkalies are correctives of acids;…

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Disestablishment noun · 78% connection

The act or process of unsettling or breaking up that which has been established; specifically, the withdrawal of the support of the st…

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Eccentric adjective · 78% connection

Deviating from stated methods, usual practice, or established forms or laws; deviating from an appointed sphere or way; departing from…

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Ethics noun · 78% connection

The science of human duty; the body of rules of duty drawn from this science; a particular system of principles and rules concerting d…

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Evil adjective · 78% connection

Having qualities tending to injury and mischief; having a nature or properties which tend to badness; mischievous; not good; worthless…

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Example noun · 78% connection

An instance serving for illustration of a rule or precept, especially a problem to be solved, or a case to be determined, as an exerci…

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Exclusionary rule noun · 78% connection

a rule that provides that otherwise admissible evidence cannot be used in a criminal trial if it was the result of illegal police cond…

Its definition shares important concepts with this word: evil, practice, illegal, immoral, conduct.
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Expert adjective · 78% connection

Taught by use, practice, or experience, experienced; having facility of operation or performance from practice; knowing and ready from…

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Follow verb · 78% connection

act in accordance with someone's rules, commands, or wishes; "He complied with my instructions"; "You must comply or else!"; "Follow t…

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Govern verb · 78% connection

To require to be in a particular case; as, a transitive verb governs a noun in the objective case; or to require (a particular case);…

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