(a.) Not proper; not suitable; not fitted to the circumstances, design, or end; unfit; not becoming; incongruous; inappropriate; indecent; as, an improper medicine; improper thought, behavior, language, dress.
(a.) Not peculiar or appropriate to individuals; general; common.
(a.) Not according to facts; inaccurate; erroneous.
(v. t.) To appropriate; to limit.
Example Sentences:
(1) The purpose of this paper is to outline procedures that will facilitate the integration of microcomputers into the clinical milieu by (a) identifying the reasons why and how these devices are used improperly; (b) proposing ways to correct these problems; (c) providing recommendations concerning the acquisition of major microcomputer hardware, software, and adaptations; and (d) providing an annotated list of resources for further information.
(2) While ruling that there had been improper use of Schedule 7 powers, the judge commented: "It was clear that the Security Service, for entirely understandable reasons, was anxious if possible to get information which could not be regarded as tainted by torture allegations or which might confirm the propriety of a control order."
(3) Aggressive or improper toothbrushing techniques may have a detrimental impact on the gingiva.
(4) By abusing his power, he was engrossed in irregularities and corruption, had improper relations with several women and was wined and dined at back parlours of deluxe restaurants.
(5) If the sexual attack is dealt with improperly or repressed it may cause serious psychologic problems for the victim as an adult.
(6) He also denied there was anything improper in his taking work writing for News International newspapers immediately after retiring from the force.
(7) Improperly prepared home-canned products which are tasted or consumed without heating are more likely to be associated with botulism.
(8) "We believe that this is unavoidable following the recent costs to all the citizens of the UK as a result of banking failures, mismanagement and improper practices," said a spokesperson for the City Reform Group.
(9) It’s especially not appropriate for a citizen seeking election to this house or selection to the ministry canvassing for money and support to seek to damage individuals’ reputation by commencing court actions for what could only be an improper purpose.” Palmer said the former treasurer, Joe Hockey, had been staying at the resort at the time and “walked past the table” where they were sitting and “merely sat down to have a coffee”.
(10) In some cases, however, the enzymatic defect results from improper post-translational modification which affects precursor processing.
(11) These operative-technical errors were divided into three groups: improperly determined level of intestinal resection, defects of transposition, defects of anastomosis creation.
(12) Of the paralytic cases 22% had proper vaccination while improper vaccination was found in 78%.
(13) In overturning the fine, the court today found that the commission had long "practiced restraint" in exercising its authority to sanction broadcasters for indecent content, and that the mammoth fine was an improper departure from that.
(14) The frustrations include separation from family, uncomfortable living conditions, language barriers, and inability to change medical practices that seem improper.
(15) In this series, there were two treatment-related deaths, one secondary to the chemotherapy, the other to improper catheter placement.
(16) The authors mathematically analyze why they feel the risk was improperly computed.
(17) Now that we know the practice is widespread among physicians in training, we can conjecture that the demand for improper reporting of diagnostic data by sonographers is likely widespread among physicians in practice also.
(18) "Mourinho denied a breach of FA rule E3 in that his behaviour in re-entering the field of play and approaching the match referee [Foy] in an attempt to speak to him, in or around the 90th minute of the game against Aston Villa on 15 March 2014, amounted to improper conduct.
(19) Many advantages are credited with this offensive attitude which requires an appropriate organisation of the Departments of Traumatology, the intimate collaboration of surgeons called orthopedic or plastic surgeons, improperly divided by too administrative compartmentalization of the surgical specialties.
(20) This led to a need to carry out improper accounting on an even bigger scale, and as this was repeated, the scale of the inappropriate book-keeping also expanded,” it said.
Malpractice
Definition:
(n.) 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.
Example Sentences:
(1) This article examines current statutory and common law analyses of malpractice issues in transplantation, with particular attention given to issues of informed consent as they arise both for the organ donor and donee.
(2) Time suggests that the FBI inquiry has been extended from a relatively narrow look at alleged malpractices by News Corp in America into a more general inquiry into whether the company used possibly illegal strongarm tactics to browbeat rival firms, following allegations of computer hacking made by retail advertising company Floorgraphics.
(3) In his letter Abd El Fattah highlights the arbitrary nature of many of their detentions, the torture to which thousands have probably been subjected – and the apathy towards, and often enthusiasm for, such malpractice among the public.
(4) Physicians are urged to reject involvement in rationing as inconsistent with their role as patient advocates and to support technology assessment, fee revisions, and more stringent self regulation as ways to discourage malpractice suits.
(5) Clegg first called for Murdoch to withdraw the bid on Monday, when Cameron had also said he thought Murdoch's priority should be to sort out malpractices in his company rather than trying to clinch what could eventually be a takeover costing roughly $15bn (£9.4bn).
(6) This paper explores some possible causes for the refusal of Virginia's insurers to write malpractice coverage for obstetricians and analyzes the ability of the act to resolve the medical malpractice crisis in obstetrics.
(7) Practice guidelines have the potential to reduce the number of malpractice cases and the costs of settling them.
(8) Malpractice lawsuits due to temporomandibular joint (TMJ) and odontostomatognathic (OSG) injuries following dental therapy are increasing.
(9) The median number of days lost from practice to defend a malpractice suit was three to five, and 6 percent of the physicians surveyed incurred some out-of-pocket expenses.
(10) Malpractice concerns may also contribute to this age effect.
(11) Concerning the 16 year-old girl the authors think that medical malpractice and carelessness of the parents were involved.
(12) For the past 3 years, the Committee on Professional Liability of the American Society of Anesthesiologists has been studying records of closed malpractice claims files for anesthesia-related patient injuries.
(13) He concludes that a sensitive and effective relationship between treaters and patients remains the best safeguard against malpractice litigation.
(14) The increasing operating expense, mainly due to rising malpractice insurance premiums, required suspension of the program in December 1986.
(15) Abuses thet do exist should be handled through writs of habeas corpus and malpractice suits, remedies much more available now than in the past.
(16) To those physicians who have eliminated obstetrics from their practice in the past five years, fear of litigation and increasing malpractice insurance costs were significantly more important issues than to their colleagues who had stopped doing obstetrics prior to 1976.
(17) This first part of a two-part article on how tax laws and Medicare regulations affect hospital malpractice insurance discusses self-insurance mechanisms, particularly trust funds.
(18) The prosecutors in the case showed a video of alleged malpractice outside a Suez police station in 2011.
(19) An alternative to the current litigation-oriented medical malpractice system should be established and centered around a four-member Medical Malpractice Tribunal composed of a general physician, an expert physician in the specialty area of the claim, an attorney, and a lay person.
(20) Dental trauma is the largest single reason for successful malpractice claims against anaesthetists.