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

Derived forms: maltreatments

Type of: mistreatment

Encyclopedia: Maltreatment