maltreatment

2 definitions found

maltreatment - Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 :

  maltreatment \mal*treat"ment\, n.; [Cf. F. maltraitement.]
     Cruel or inhumane treatment; ill usage; abuse.
  
     Syn: ill-treatment.
          [1913 Webster]

maltreatment - WordNet (r) 2.1 (2005) :

  maltreatment
      n 1: cruel or inhumane treatment; "the child showed signs of
           physical abuse" [syn: maltreatment, ill-treatment,
           ill-usage, abuse]