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Definition of maltreatment

cruel or inhumane treatment

Similar Words: ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse

Hyponyms: child abuse, child neglect, persecution, cruelty, inhuman treatment

Derivational Morphology: mistreat, maltreat, abuse, ill-use, step, ill-treat

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