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Wordnet 3.0

NOUN (1)

1. cruel or inhumane treatment;
- Example: "the child showed signs of physical abuse"
[syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse]



The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48:

maltreatment \mal*treat"ment\, n.; [Cf. F. maltraitement.]
   Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse.

   Syn: ill-treatment.
        [1913 Webster]


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

maltreatment
    n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of
         physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment,
         ill-usage, abuse]