MALPRACTICE INSURANCE

Pronunciation (US):

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 I. (noun) 

Sense 1

Meaning:

Insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice

Example:

obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance

Classified under:

Nouns denoting possession and transfer of possession

Hypernyms ("malpractice insurance" is a kind of...):

insurance (promise of reimbursement in the case of loss; paid to people or companies so concerned about hazards that they have made prepayments to an insurance company)

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