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Malpractice

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malfeasancenounWrongdoing.

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malfeasancenounWrongdoing.
breachnoun(law) A breaking or infraction of a law, or of any obligation or tie; violation; non-fulfillment.
divergencenounThe state or degree of being divergent: of diverging.
corruptionnounUnethical administrative or executive practices (in government or business), including bribery (offering or receiving bribes), conflicts of interest, nepotism, embezzlement, and so on.
manipulationnounThe practice of manipulating or the state of being manipulated.
irregularitynoun(uncountable) The state or condition of being irregular, or the extent to which something is irregular.
misbehaviournoun(British spelling) Alternative spelling of misbehavior. [(American spelling) Action or conduct that is inappropriate, improper, incorrect, or unexpected.]
offencenounBritish, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.
misconductnounBehavior that is considered to be unacceptable.
abusenounImproper treatment or usage; application to a wrong or bad purpose; an unjust, corrupt or wrongful practice or custom.
misfeasancenoun(law) An actual or alleged wrong that arises from an action; often, the wrongful use of legal authority.
wrongdoingnoun(uncountable) Violation of standards of behavior.
mismanagementnounThe process or practice of managing ineptly, incompetently, or dishonestly.
wrong-doingAlternative spelling of wrongdoing.
maladministrationnoun(chiefly government, uncountable) Faulty, improper, or inefficient administration or management, especially by a government body; (countable) an instance of this.
misappropriationnounThe wrongful, fraudulent or corrupt use of other's funds in one's care.
improprietynoun(uncountable) The condition of being improper.
wrongfulnessnounThe state or quality of being wrongful.
fraudnoun(law) The crime of stealing or otherwise illegally obtaining money by use of deception tactics.
omissionnoun(uncountable) The act of omitting.

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