n.
[Cf. F. maltraitement.]
Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse.
Syn. -- ill-treatment.
maltreatment
| Dictionary: mal·treat·ment |
n.
| Thesaurus: maltreatment |
noun
- Physically harmful treatment: abuse, ill-treatment, mishandling, mistreatment, misusage. See help/harm/harmless.
| Marine Corps Dictionary: Maltreatment |
A problem in Marine Corps recruit training in the middle of the 20th Century, now resolved. Recruit training, while difficult and demanding, is not life threatening. Each of the very few accidents is thoroughly investigated and reviewed. See Ribbon Creek.
| WordNet: maltreatment |
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
cruel or inhumane treatment
Synonyms: ill-treatment, ill-usage, abuse
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