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INHUMAN TREATMENT
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I. (noun)
Sense 1
Meaning:
A cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
Synonyms:
cruelty; inhuman treatment
Classified under:
Nouns denoting acts or actions
Hypernyms ("inhuman treatment" is a kind of...):
abuse; ill-treatment; ill-usage; maltreatment (cruel or inhumane treatment)
Hyponyms (each of the following is a kind of "inhuman treatment"):
impalement (the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture)
atrocity; inhumanity (an act of atrocious cruelty)
