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(business) The practice, usually of questionable ethicality, by some professionals, such as medical doctors and lawyers, of sending a client to a second practitioner for an additional consultation in order to obtain another payment from the client or from his or her insurer, and in return for which the original practitioner receives a portion of the payment made to the second practitioner (a commission
or piece of the action
).
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fee splitting
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fee splitting
Noun
uncountable
usually
(business)
The
practice,
usually
of
questionable
ethicality,
by
some
professionals,
such
as
medical
doctors
and
lawyers,
of
sending
a
client
to
a
second
practitioner
for
an
additional
consultation
in
order
to
obtain
another
payment
from
the
client
or
from
his
or
her
insurer,
and
in
return
for
which
the
original
practitioner
receives
a
portion
of
the
payment
made
to
the
second
practitioner
(a
"commission"
or
"piece
of
the
action").
Japanese Meaning
（医師や弁護士などの専門職が）、患者や依頼者を別の専門家に紹介し、その結果として二重に報酬が発生するよう仕向け、紹介先の報酬の一部を元の専門職者が受け取る行為。
Sense（1）
(business)
The
practice,
usually
of
questionable
ethicality,
by
some
professionals,
such
as
medical
doctors
and
lawyers,
of
sending
a
client
to
a
second
practitioner
for
an
additional
consultation
in
order
to
obtain
another
payment
from
the
client
or
from
his
or
her
insurer,
and
in
return
for
which
the
original
practitioner
receives
a
portion
of
the
payment
made
to
the
second
practitioner
(a
"commission"
or
"piece
of
the
action").
（ plural ）
