malpractice
/ˌmælˈpræktɪs/noun
उच्चारण मैल्प्रैक्टिस
कदाचार
Core word
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[U, C]
careless, wrong or illegal behaviour while in a professional job
कदाचार
- exam malpractice
- Three students were caught in malpractice and were barred from the next paper.
- The doctor was accused of malpractice after the wrong treatment.
+ 2 more examples
- The board takes a strict view of malpractice in the examination hall.
- The company was investigated for financial malpractice.
Synonyms misconduct wrongdoing negligence fraud
§Structures (grammar patterns) 4
malpractice (uncountable)
Malpractice is usually used as an uncountable noun for wrong or illegal conduct in general, so it takes a singular verb and no article.
Malpractice प्रायः uncountable noun के रूप में आता है, इसलिए इसके साथ singular verb आती है और article नहीं लगता।
- Malpractice in the board exam will not be tolerated.
- Corruption and malpractice were reported in the tender process.
charged with / accused of malpractice
Use with after charge and of after accuse when you name the wrong conduct.
Malpractice का नाम बताते समय 'charge' के बाद with और 'accuse' के बाद of आता है।
- The clerk was charged with malpractice in handling public money.
- Two doctors were accused of malpractice after the patient's death.
medical / legal / exam + malpractice
A word before malpractice tells us which profession or activity is meant. Medical malpractice means a doctor's serious failure in treating a patient.
Malpractice से पहले आने वाला शब्द बताता है कि किस पेशे या क्षेत्र की बात है। Medical malpractice का अर्थ इलाज में डॉक्टर की गंभीर चूक है।
- The family filed a medical malpractice case against the hospital.
- Using a phone in the hall is treated as exam malpractice.
a case / an allegation of malpractice
Of follows nouns such as case, allegation, charge and instance when malpractice is the thing being claimed.
जब malpractice वह बात हो जिसका आरोप लगाया गया है, तब case, allegation, charge जैसे nouns के बाद of आता है।
- The college is investigating an allegation of malpractice in admissions.
+Collocations 4
adjective + malpractice
medicalfinancialprofessionalseriousallegedelectoral
- The auditor found evidence of financial malpractice in the society's accounts.
verb + malpractice
commitallegeinvestigatepreventexposebe guilty of
- A committee was formed to investigate malpractice in the recruitment test.
malpractice + noun
suitcaseinsuranceinquirycharge
- Many doctors take malpractice insurance to protect themselves.
malpractice + preposition
in the examby officialsat the polling boothin the bankamong contractors
- Reports of malpractice at the polling booth reached the Election Commission.
“More examples 5
- The invigilator caught a candidate using a chit and reported the malpractice.
निरीक्षक ने एक परीक्षार्थी को पर्ची का प्रयोग करते पकड़ा और इस malpractice की रिपोर्ट की।
- The surgeon's licence was cancelled for medical malpractice.
चिकित्सा संबंधी malpractice के कारण सर्जन का लाइसेंस रद्द कर दिया गया।
- Several officials were suspended on charges of malpractice in the ration scheme.
राशन योजना में malpractice के आरोप में कई अधिकारियों को निलंबित कर दिया गया।
- Radhika's school has strict rules to stop malpractice during online tests.
राधिका के स्कूल में online tests के दौरान malpractice रोकने के लिए सख्त नियम हैं।
- The bank manager denied any malpractice in the sanctioning of the loans.
बैंक प्रबंधक ने ऋण स्वीकृत करने में किसी भी malpractice से इनकार किया।
!Common mistakes 1
✗ He was charged for malpractice in the exam.
✓ He was charged with malpractice in the exam.
Use charged with before the offence; charged for is not used in this sense.
अपराध का नाम बताने के लिए 'charged with' का प्रयोग होता है, 'charged for' का नहीं।
≈Synonyms and antonyms
Synonyms
§Grammar and usage
Prefix: mal- means badly (malpractice, malnutrition, malfunction).
Prefix mal- का अर्थ बुरा है (malpractice, malnutrition, malfunction)।