maltreatment
noun
[ malˈtriːtm(ə)nt ]
• cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal; mistreatment.
• "16 per cent of children experience serious maltreatment at the hands of their parents"
Similar:
ill treatment,
mistreatment,
abuse,
ill use,
ill usage,
misuse,
bad treatment,
rough handling,
beating,
mishandling,
manhandling,
mauling,
bullying,
torture,
injury,
harm,
persecution,
molestation,
