'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]

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