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Noun: ill-treatment  il 'treet-munt
  1. Cruel or inhumane treatment
    "the child showed signs of physical ill-treatment"
    - maltreatment, ill-usage, abuse

Derived forms: ill-treatments

See also: ill-treat

Type of: mistreatment

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