maltreat
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abuse, brutalize, bully, ill-treat, ill-use, kick around, manhandle, mess over [slang], mishandle, mistreat, misuse
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Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated. — Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American, "Raising Alcohol Taxes Can Curtail Assaults and Suicides," 1 July 2017 Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated. — Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American, "Raising Alcohol Taxes Can Curtail Assaults and Suicides," 1 July 2017 Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated. — Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American, "Raising Alcohol Taxes Can Curtail Assaults and Suicides," 1 July 2017 Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated. — Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American, "Raising Alcohol Taxes Can Curtail Assaults and Suicides," 1 July 2017 Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated. — Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American, "Raising Alcohol Taxes Can Curtail Assaults and Suicides," 1 July 2017 Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated. — Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American, "Raising Alcohol Taxes Can Curtail Assaults and Suicides," 1 July 2017 Youngsters who live in neighborhoods with more bars or liquor stores are more likely to be maltreated. — Kunmi Sobowale, Scientific American, "Raising Alcohol Taxes Can Curtail Assaults and Suicides," 1 July 2017 The evidence came from Sergei Magnitsky, a lawyer, who was later imprisoned and maltreated in Russia, and died in custody in 2009. — The Economist, "Laundry listLatvia’s top banking official has been accused of taking a bribe," 20 Feb. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'maltreat.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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