maltreatment
pronunciation
How to pronounce maltreatment in British English:
UK [ˌmæl'tri:tmənt]
How to pronounce maltreatment in American English:
US [ˌmæl'tritmənt]
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- Noun:
- cruel or inhumane treatment
Word Origin
- maltreatment (n.)
- 1721, from French maltraitement or formed in English from mal- + treatment.
Example
- 1. The alleged offenses also included maltreatment , assault and threats .
- 2. These results suggest that programs to strengthen families and prevent maltreatment should be expanded during economic downturns .
- 3. Two sergeants were imprisoned for six months and three months , respectively , on charges of cruelty and maltreatment .
- 4. Chinese legal experts are drawing up proposals for the country 's first animal welfare law , which could criminalise the brutal culling of dogs and other forms of pet maltreatment .
- 5. Its first elected mayor , a popular local sportsman , stood down in 2009 following criticism of local social services for failing to stop the maltreatment and murder of a child .