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Recent Examples of ill-treatment
Officers understood that a move against Maduro without clear guarantees of immunity meant risking imprisonment, torture, confiscation of assets, and the ill-treatment of their families.
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Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Bobby Ghosh, Time, 3 Jan. 2026
On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.
—Demicia Inman, VIBE.com, 24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-treatment
Noun
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Black women report higher rates of medical mistreatment than other groups.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
9 Apr. 2026
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Apparently, two other Lake County mothers missed the messages from prior Aprils about the mistreatment of children and preventive strategies to help themselves.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Apr. 2026
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Over a seven-year period, DCF received 117 hotline reports of maltreatment at 12 Miami-Dade ALFs frequently chosen as homes for vulnerable adults.—
Carol Marbin Miller,
Miami Herald,
2 Apr. 2026
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In January 2025, DCF staff responded to a report of maltreatment of Torres-García’s sister.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
11 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Dan Alamariu, chief geopolitical strategist at Alpine Macro, said in a note on Friday that economic mismanagement in Iran runs deep, adding that systemic corruption is a necessary feature that pays off loyalists.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
12 Apr. 2026
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The longtime leader — whom critics accuse of undermining democracy and whose government has been reported to have worked closely with Moscow to undermine European sanctions over the invasion of Ukraine — has seen his support crumble over economic mismanagement and alleged corruption.—
Prashant Rao,
semafor.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Ill-treatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-treatment. Accessed 16 Apr. 2026.
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