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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.
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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.
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Demicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for ill-treatment
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The filing further accuses Jenner and her co-defendants of failing to adequately support the chef despite knowing about her health circumstances, mistreatment and wishes to remain employed.
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Their drama is already stale, and between Nathan’s touchiness and Joe’s mistreatment of women, their fight over who is a better guy, a better seaman, a better worker, a better boyfriend is disengaging at best and aggravating at worst.
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According to Seary, there is also currently no funded pathway specifically designed for former athletes recovering from coach maltreatment nor duty of care beyond retirement, meaning survivors are left to self-fund their own recovery, from legal fees to therapy and healthcare.
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Severe child maltreatment is not reducible to a single cause, and serious child welfare policy cannot be reduced to a single response.
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By establishing minimum federal standards and regulations for private benefit plans, the law aimed to protect workers’ pensions from fraud and mismanagement.
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Oftentimes, league bottom feeders are bottom feeders for a reason … ineffective coaching, talent deficiency, front office mismanagement, etc.
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“Ill-treatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/ill-treatment. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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