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Recent Examples of mistreatment
These detainees reported adequate care at other ICE detention and processing facilities they were previously held at, and described the California City facility as unique in its mistreatment of those held in its custody.
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Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
This loss of guidance leaves Black professional women in a precarious position because of the general nature of our mistreatment.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Public officials say the building's breakdown indicates a larger problem of mistreatment of tenants in the city.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Koko Miller, 57, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, maintaining a dangerous dog and two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment in connection with the December 2023 attack that left 6-year-old Loyalty Scott dead, prosecutors said, per Oregon Live, KPTV and KGW-TV.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Those choosing the first option (agreement) will find that what follows is not respect, but mistreatment; those choosing the second (returning fire) are merely providing confirmation of what your hosts already believe — as well as fresh material for their next round of insults.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
But now the American Enterprise Institute enters the fray, ignoring the evidence that mistreatment is often rooted in the lack of housing, food and other basic resources.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
NewJeans has been embroiled in a contract dispute with ADOR since 2024, when the group accused the agency and parent company HYBE of mistreatment following the dismissal of former CEO and creative director Min Hee-jin.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The National Police has been repeatedly cited by national and international human rights organizations for excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, and the mistreatment of protesters and civilians.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Oren Peleg, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
This loss of guidance leaves Black professional women in a precarious position because of the general nature of our mistreatment.
—Essence, 26 Jan. 2026
Public officials say the building's breakdown indicates a larger problem of mistreatment of tenants in the city.
—David Clarey, jsonline.com, 26 Jan. 2026
Koko Miller, 57, has been charged with criminally negligent homicide, maintaining a dangerous dog and two counts of first-degree criminal mistreatment in connection with the December 2023 attack that left 6-year-old Loyalty Scott dead, prosecutors said, per Oregon Live, KPTV and KGW-TV.
—Nicole Acosta, PEOPLE, 14 Jan. 2026
Those choosing the first option (agreement) will find that what follows is not respect, but mistreatment; those choosing the second (returning fire) are merely providing confirmation of what your hosts already believe — as well as fresh material for their next round of insults.
—Judith Martin, Mercury News, 14 Jan. 2026
But now the American Enterprise Institute enters the fray, ignoring the evidence that mistreatment is often rooted in the lack of housing, food and other basic resources.
—Chicago Tribune, 11 Jan. 2026
NewJeans has been embroiled in a contract dispute with ADOR since 2024, when the group accused the agency and parent company HYBE of mistreatment following the dismissal of former CEO and creative director Min Hee-jin.
—Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 7 Jan. 2026
The National Police has been repeatedly cited by national and international human rights organizations for excessive use of force, arbitrary detentions, and the mistreatment of protesters and civilians.
—Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 6 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for mistreatment
Noun
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No one involved in this study claims that cash assistance is the only or even the best solution for child maltreatment.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Jan. 2026
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In the antebellum years and during Reconstruction, conjure women told mermaid stories that empowered women and girls, where the mermaids’ struggles for freedom mirrored their own experiences of domestic abuse or reproductive maltreatment during slavery.—
Time,
Time,
8 Sep. 2025
Noun
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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
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On the stand, Nash testified to Combs’ ill-treatment Fine during the years he was employed.—
DeMicia Inman,
VIBE.com,
24 Sep. 2025
Noun
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But the office has released nothing so far that recommends changes to a school district that has been dogged for years by complaints of corruption and mismanagement.—
Scott Travis,
Sun Sentinel,
1 Feb. 2026
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The 2024 Democratic vice presidential nominee, Walz abandoned his campaign for a third term this month amid criticism over mismanagement of taxpayer funding for child care programs.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 Jan. 2026
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Instead of taking responsibility for the mishandling of the snow removal, Bilandic lashed out, saying police would be ticketing vehicles and ordering them towed if not removed from Chicago’s streets.—
Kori Rumore,
Chicago Tribune,
12 Jan. 2026
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Leavitt’s statement confirms speculation that the federal government is weighing whether to hold Walz responsible for his alleged mishandling of the fraud investigations in his state.—
David Zimmermann,
The Washington Examiner,
6 Jan. 2026
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“Mistreatment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/mistreatment. Accessed 6 Feb. 2026.
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