Maltreatment is cruel behaviour, especially involving hurting a person or animal.
2,000 prisoners died as a result of torture and ~.
= mistreatment
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
Maltreatment is cruel behaviour, especially involving hurting a person or animal.
2,000 prisoners died as a result of torture and ~.
= mistreatment
N-UNCOUNT: oft N of n
Collins COBUILD. Толковый словарь английского языка для изучающих язык Коллинз COBUILD (международная база данных языков Бирмингемского университета) . 2012