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maltreatment

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mal·treat  (ml-trt)
tr.v. mal·treat·ed, mal·treat·ing, mal·treats
To treat in a rough or cruel way; abuse. See Synonyms at abuse.
mal·treatment n.
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Noun1.maltreatmentmaltreatment - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"
abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage
mistreatment - the practice of treating (someone or something) badly; "he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother"
child abuse - the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children
child neglect - failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child
persecution - the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
cruelty, inhuman treatment - a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
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They likewise ascertained from various signs, that this party had suffered some maltreatment from the Indians.
The Adventures of Captain Bonneville, U.S.A., in the Rocky Mountains and the far West by Irving, Washington View in context
I was always sensitive to the maltreatment of books; I could not bear to see a book faced down or dogs-eared or broken-backed.
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For two years his faith was spurned, his zeal denied recognition, his charities taken in ill part, and he remained a prisoner to one of the cruelest tribes of the Nyambarra, the object of every species of maltreatment.
Five Weeks in a Balloon by Verne, Jules View in context
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