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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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Origin of maltreatment1

First recorded in 1700–10; mal- ( def ) + treatment ( def )
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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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A study examining childhood maltreatment in Australia has revealed the shocking burden for Australians, estimating it causes up to 40 percent of common, life-long mental health conditions.

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In 2021 alone, more than seven million children were referred to authorities over worries of maltreatment, according to a federal report, and more than 200,000 were removed from their homes.

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