ill-treatment

  • 1ill treatment — 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) …

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  • 2ill-treatment — n. cruel or inhumane treatment. Syn: maltreatment, ill usage, abuse. [WordNet 1.5] …

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  • 3ill-treatment — I (misuse) noun ill usage, ill use, maltreatment, mishandling, mistreatment, misusage II (oppression) noun abuse, bullying, intimidation, malice, outrage, persecution, tyranny, viciousness, victimization associated concepts: ill treatment of… …

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  • 4ill treatment — index abuse (physical misuse), injury, misusage, misuse, molestation, oppression Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 5ill-treatment — N UNCOUNT Ill treatment is harsh or cruel treatment. In spite of our worldwide campaign, ill treatment of animals remains commonplace... The victims had either died as a result of their ill treatment or had been left crippled. Syn: abuse …

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  • 6ill-treatment — noun VERB + ILL TREATMENT ▪ suffer PHRASES ▪ ill treatment at sb s hands ▪ They suffered ill treatment at the hands of the guards …

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  • 7ill-treatment — noun cruel or inhumane treatment the child showed signs of physical abuse • Syn: ↑maltreatment, ↑ill usage, ↑abuse • Derivationally related forms: ↑abuse (for: ↑abuse), ↑ …

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  • 8ill-treatment — noun see ill treat …

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  • 9ill-treatment — See ill treat. * * * …

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  • 10ill-treatment — noun bad, unkind or abusive treatment …

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