ill-treatment
- a word derived from ill-treat.
Example Sentences
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He said the crime was "ill-treatment in the field of gender violence" and that Argent must complete a gender violence rehabilitation course as part of his sentence.
From BBC • May 14, 2025
The Taliban-led foreign affairs ministry said their supreme spiritual leader had issued the amnesty order and another order against torture or ill-treatment of people in custody.
From Reuters • Aug. 22, 2023
At the start of the four-day appeal hearing, Husain said the High Court judges had “failed to scrutinize” British government assurances that people sent to Rwanda would not suffer ill-treatment.
From Seattle Times • Apr. 24, 2023
He said: "This question, can non-violent ill-treatment equal torture, is very philosophical as well as legal."
From BBC • Jan. 20, 2023
It turned out, however, that Blackavar, when not crushed by humiliation and ill-treatment, was a good cut above the ordinary.
From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams
