ill-treatment

noun

as in mistreatment

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Recent Examples of ill-treatment Officers understood that a move against Maduro without clear guarantees of immunity meant risking imprisonment, torture, confiscation of assets, and the ill-treatment of their families. — Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026 On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed. — Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-treatment
  1. mistreatment
  2. maltreatment
  3. mismanagement
Noun
  • Federal prosecutors accuse Maduro and Flores of directing a campaign of political repression involving brutal interrogations, arbitrary detentions and the mistreatment of prisoners.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 28 Oct. 2026
  • The tale is not just about an individual tragedy but one that exposes inequities involving the mistreatment of juveniles and the corrupting influence of power.
    — Marcus Librizzi, The Conversation, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of mistreatment
Noun
  • The program is linked to a 32% drop in infant maltreatment reports, which represents a massive prevention of child welfare involvement.
    — Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The maltreatment eventually led her to run away, later re-entering foster care.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of maltreatment
Noun
  • The lawsuits say Clancy strangled the three children in the basement of the family's Duxbury home during a mental health crisis exacerbated by poor medical treatment and prescription mismanagement.
    — Kristina Rex, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Their enthusiastic reception underscored the enduring aspiration for democratic liberty and dignity after decades of political repression, economic mismanagement, and corruption.
    — the Monitor's Editorial Board, Christian Science Monitor, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of mismanagement

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