maltreatment

WORDNET DICTIONARY

maltreatment(n = noun.act) abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage - cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse"

is a kind of mistreatment

has particulars: child abuse, child neglect, persecution, cruelty, inhuman treatment

Derived form verb maltreat₁

maltreatment, n. [Cf. F. maltraitement.].

Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse. [1913 Webster]

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