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Mala Praxis

Legal definition for Indian law research

Definition

Mala praxis. If the health of an individual be injured by the unskillful or negligent conduct of a surgeon, or apothecary, or general practitioner, in assuming to heal a dislocated or fractured limb, or internal disorder, an action for compensation may be sustained, Seare v. Prentice, (1807) 8 East 348.

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