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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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Allegations of his mistreatment attracted national attention.—
AJ Willingham,
AJC.com,
16 Mar. 2026
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Rodeo officials deny Hidalgo's mistreatment claims.—
Louis Casiano,
FOXNews.com,
13 Mar. 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
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The law also banned the force-feeding of poultry, the improper castration of piglets, and the general maltreatment or neglect, broadly defined, of any animals at all.—
Daniel Engber,
The Atlantic,
22 Feb. 2026
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That’s exactly what our war leaders said in the middle of Vietnam and the 20 years of mismanagement in Afghanistan.—
NBC news,
NBC news,
22 Mar. 2026
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The new detention center will ultimately replace the current county detention center in downtown Kansas City, which is more than four decades old, has fallen into partial disrepair and has long been plagued by unsafe overcrowding and allegations of abuse and mismanagement.—
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
20 Mar. 2026
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“Ill-treatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-treatment. Accessed 27 Mar. 2026.
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