The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
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In October 2025, Seoul apologised for the first time for state-sanctioned malpractices, saying "unjust human rights violations" were committed.
From Barron's ● Jun. 4, 2026
Earlier this week, insurer Aviva said it had seen a 16% rise in such malpractices till October this year compared with the same period last year.
From Reuters ● Dec. 2, 2022
There was one rural hospital, the site of various malpractices.
From Salon ● May 3, 2022
“We found exactly the same malpractices in exactly the same districts in 2018 as we did the year before,” Klimek says.
From Scientific American ● Oct. 30, 2018
The next letter from Cælius tells him that Appius has been accused as to malpractices in his government, and that Pompey is in favor of Appius.
From The Life of Cicero Volume II. by Anthony Trollope
