- unprofessional conduct
- See professional misconduct.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
unprofessional conduct
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unprofessional conduct — index incompetence, malpractice, misconduct Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 … Law dictionary
unprofessional conduct — That which is by general opinion considered to be unprofessional because immoral, unethical or dishonorable. State Board of Dental Examiners v. Savelle, 90 Colo. 177, 8 P.2d 693, 697. That which violates ethical code or rules of profession (e.g.… … Black's law dictionary
conduct — con·duct / kän ˌdəkt/ n 1 a: the act, manner, or process of carrying on or managing his conduct of the case was negligent b: an act or omission to act a crime is that conduct which is defined as criminal Louisiana Revised Statutes 2 … Law dictionary
unprofessional — I adjective amateurish, contrary to professional ethics, improper, imprudent, inappropriate, indiscreet, injudicious, nonexpert, not of high standards, unbefitting, unbusinesslike, undignified, unethical, unfitting, unscholarly, unseemly,… … Law dictionary
unprofessional — [[t]ʌ̱nprəfe̱ʃən(ə)l[/t]] ADJ GRADED (disapproval) If you use unprofessional to describe someone s behaviour at work, you are criticizing them for not behaving according to the standards that are expected of a person in their profession. What she … English dictionary
unprofessional — adjective someone who is unprofessional does not behave according to the standard that is expected in a particular profession or activity: Johnson was fired for unprofessional conduct. unprofessionally adverb … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unprofessional — adjective 1) unprofessional conduct Syn: improper, unethical, unprincipled, unscrupulous, dishonorable, disreputable, unseemly, unbecoming, indecorous 2) you don t want to hire unprofessional roofers Syn: amateurish … Thesaurus of popular words
conduct — 1 verb 1 conduct a survey/experiment/inquiry etc to carry out a particular process, especially in order to get information or prove facts: The company conducted a survey to find out local reaction to the leisure centre. 2 MUSIC (I, T) to stand in … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
unprofessional — un|pro|fes|sion|al [ˌʌnprəˈfeʃənəl] adj behaving in a way that is not acceptable in a particular profession ▪ Johnson was fired for unprofessional conduct. >unprofessionally adv … Dictionary of contemporary English
unprofessional — un|pro|fes|sion|al [ ,ʌnprə feʃənl ] adjective not behaving according to the standards of work or behavior of your profession: He was dismissed after being found guilty of unprofessional conduct. ╾ un|pro|fes|sion|al|ly adverb … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
