Definitions for ill-treatment

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Random House Webster's College Dictionary

ill′-treat′(v.t.)

  1. to treat badly; maltreat; abuse.

Origin of ill-treat:

1695–1705

ill′-treat′ment(n.)

Princeton's WordNet

  1. maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse(noun)

    cruel or inhumane treatment

    "the child showed signs of physical abuse"

Wiktionary

  1. ill-treatment(Noun)

    bad, unkind or abusive treatment


Translations for ill-treatment

Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary

ill-treatment(noun)

to treat badly or cruelly

She often ill-treated her children.

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