Noun
cruel or inhumane treatment
Source: WordNetill treatment
the child showed signs of physical abuse Source: Internet
Amnesty International has in several reports documented cases of gross violations by the now disbanded Special Anti-Robbery Squad, including corruption, torture and other ill-treatment. Source: Internet
Exasperated by torture and ill-treatment, the Punjabi detainees broke out in revolt at the Budge Budge bridge in Calcutta. Source: Internet
In their revolutionary fervor, students denounced their teachers, and children denounced their parents. citation Many died through their ill-treatment or committed suicide. Source: Internet
Horse-drawn carriages were banned as a result of the killing of dozens of horses due to an outbreak of glanders and years-long animal rights activism against what advocates called the ill-treatment of horses. Source: Internet
In January, Jamshid Lak, a Gonabadi Dervish from the Nematollahi Sufi order was flogged 74 times after being convicted in 2006 of slander following his public allegation of ill-treatment by a Ministry of Intelligence official. Source: Internet