mistreatment

Definitions

1. Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object).
   countable, uncountable
2. Cruel, abusive, unfair, or thoughtless treatment of a person or animal (or rarely an object)
3. To treat roughly or wrongly. See Synonyms at abuse.
4. Physically harmful treatment:abuse, ill-treatment, maltreatment, mishandling, misusage.
5. n → schlechte Behandlung; (violent) → Misshandlung f
   n

Equivalents

Examples

“There were allegations of mistreatment at the prison.”

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