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malpractice insurance

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Noun1.malpractice insurance - insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpracticemalpractice insurance - insurance purchased by physicians and hospitals to cover the cost of being sued for malpractice; "obstetricians have to pay high rates for malpractice insurance"
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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