n. Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.
the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
n. Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse.
The Century Dictionary and Cyclopedia
n. The act of maltreating, or the condition of being maltreated; ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.
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n. cruel or inhumane treatment
Word Usage
"But Carty, who has long been outspoken about what he describes as maltreatment within the country's immigration detention system, had been planning to meet for a second time with representatives from Amnesty International."