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from The Century Dictionary.

  • noun Wrong or unkind treatment; abuse.

from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.

  • noun Wrong treatment.

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  • noun Improper treatment, abuse.

from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.

  • noun the practice of treating (someone or something) badly

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