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ill-usage

noun

Definition of ill-usagenext
as in mistreatment

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  1. mistreatment
  2. ill-treatment
  3. maltreatment
  4. mismanagement
Noun
  • Investigators concluded that several deaths in custody involving people detained for political reasons were linked to inadequate medical attention and mistreatment.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 16 Sep. 2026
  • One of the things that struck me about this performance is how restrained your character is – even in the face of serious abuse and mistreatment from people and systems.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 16 Sep. 2026
Definition of mistreatment
Noun
  • 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.
    — 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
Definition of ill-treatment
Noun
  • The program is linked to a 32% drop in infant maltreatment reports, which represents a massive prevention of child welfare involvement.
    — Mona Hanna, The Conversation, 10 Sep. 2026
  • The maltreatment eventually led her to run away, later re-entering foster care.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 24 July 2026
Definition of maltreatment
Noun
  • Now the Board has voted to shut down yet again to hide the terrible mismanagement under its current leadership.
    — Jessica Gelt, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
  • The property owner for West Suburban has sued Prasad for financial mismanagement.
    — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of mismanagement
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