ill-treat|ment

ill-treat|ment
ill treatment, or ill-treat|ment «IHL TREET muhnt», noun.
bad or cruel treatment; harm; abuse: »

... an assurance by Mr. Sandys that he could find nothing to support allegations of torture or any sort of ill treatment (Norman Shrapnel).

SYNONYM(S): mistreatment, ill-usage.

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