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Webster 1913 Edition

maltreatment

mal-treat′ment

,

Noun.

;

[Cf. F.

maltraitement

.]

Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse.

Syn. – ill-treatment.

Webster 1828 Edition

Maltreatment

MALTRE'ATMENT

,

Noun.

Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.

Definition 2024

maltreatment

maltreatment

English

Noun

maltreatment ‎(countable and uncountable, plural maltreatments)

Cruel or harmful treatment or abuse; mistreatment.

Translations

cruel or harmful treatment

Czech: týrání n
French: sévice (fr) m, maltraitement (fr) m
Italian: maltrattamento (it) m
Japanese: 虐待 (ja) ‎(gyakutai), 差別 (ja) ‎(sabetsu), 冷遇 ‎(reigū)

Norwegian:

Bokmål: mishandling m, f

Nynorsk: mishandling f
Spanish: maltrato (es) m, abuso (es) m