mental cruelty
Britishnoun
Example Sentences
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She claimed one of the standard grounds for at-fault divorce: an elastic legal term, “extreme mental cruelty.”
From Los Angeles Times
Talking to BBC Hindi, Sadhana Prasad said her son and daughter-in-law's refusal to have children had opened them to "taunts from society" and described it as "mental cruelty".
From BBC
The couple's lawyer, AK Srivastava, told The National that the couple had demanded the money "because of mental cruelty".
From BBC
She cited mental cruelty as the reason for the divorce, which became final the following year.
From Washington Times
In 1950 Nancy Senior was granted a legal separation because of Frank's mental cruelty - she claimed the superstar went away for weekends by himself, and he had a string of extra marital affairs.
From BBC
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