'maltreatment' definitions:
Definition of 'maltreatment'
(from WordNet)
noun
Cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse]
Definition of 'maltreatment'
From: GCIDE
- maltreatment \mal*treat"ment\, n.; [Cf. F. maltraitement.] Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse.
- Syn: ill-treatment. [1913 Webster]