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The practitioner of almost any 'professional' occupation can commit malpractice by failing to perform their duties correctly.

As an example - the definition for LEGAL malpractice follows:

Legal malpractice is the failure of an attorney to follow the accepted standards of practice of his or her profession, resulting in harm to the client. Usually, proof of failure to comply with accepted standards of legal practice requires the testimony of someone with expertise in law practice. Some states have special evidentiary rules applicable to malpractice claims.

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