Which of the following is meant by the word 'malpraxis'?
Parental negligence
Professional negligence
Transplantation of human organs
Protection of human rights
Professional negligence or malpraxis is defined as absence of reasonable care and skill, or wilful negligence of a medical practitioner in the treatment of a patient, which causes bodily injury or death of the patient. Negligence is defined as doing something that one is not supposed to do , or failing to do something that one is supposed to do. Ref: The Essentials of Forensic Medicine and Toxicology by K S Narayan Reddy, 27th edition, Page 30.