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maltreatment

[mal-treet-muhnt]

noun

  1. the act of treating someone badly, cruelly, or roughly; abuse.

    Around 4 to 6 percent of elderly people have experienced some form of maltreatment at home.



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Word History and Origins

Origin of maltreatment1

First recorded in 1700–10; mal- ( def. ) + treatment ( def. )
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Reeves said her fiscal rules on borrowing to pay for public services were "non-negotiable" and insisted they were necessary because of "Conservative maltreatment" of the economy.

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Reeves said her rules on borrowing to pay for public services were "non-negotiable" and insisted they were necessary because of "Conservative maltreatment" of the economy.

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Human rights experts told Salon that the maltreatment of the Venezuelans captured in the clip is par for the course for prisoners held at CECOT.

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"He had seen evidence of maltreatment and atrocities before we went up into the rubber plantations, but I think what he saw there shifted his whole view of the colonial experience," Patrick said.

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Police said on Tuesday that the charges had been expanded to include "maltreatment" in close relationships and "another violation" of a restraining order against the same victim.

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