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PRONUNCIATION OF ILL-TREATMENT

ill-treatment  [ɪlˈtriːtmənt] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF ILL-TREATMENT

noun
adjective
verb
adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Ill-Treatment is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES ILL-TREATMENT MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of ill-treatment in the English dictionary

The definition of ill-treatment in the dictionary is cruel or harsh behaviour towards someone.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH ILL-TREATMENT


adjustment
əˈdʒʌstmənt
aftertreatment
ˈɑːftəˌtriːtmənt
apartment
əˈpɑːtmənt
appointment
əˈpɔɪntmənt
assortment
əˈsɔːtmənt
commitment
kəˈmɪtmənt
compartment
kəmˈpɑːtmənt
comportment
kəmˈpɔːtmənt
department
dɪˈpɑːtmənt
escheatment
ɪsˈtʃiːtmənt
investment
ɪnˈvɛstmənt
maltreatment
ˌmælˈtriːtmənt
mistreatment
ˌmɪsˈtriːtmənt
nontreatment
ˌnɒnˈtriːtmənt
overtreatment
ˌəʊvəˈtriːtmənt
posttreatment
ˌpəʊstˈtriːtmənt
pretreatment
priːˈtriːtmənt
recruitment
rɪˈkruːtmənt
statement
ˈsteɪtmənt
treatment
ˈtriːtmənt

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE ILL-TREATMENT

ill-humoured
ill-humouredly
ill-informed
ill-judged
ill-mannered
ill-manneredly
ill-natured
ill-naturedly
ill-naturedness
ill-nourished
ill-omened
ill-prepared
ill-sorted
ill-starred
ill-suited
ill-tempered
ill-temperedly
ill-timed
ill-treat
ill-use

WORDS THAT END LIKE ILL-TREATMENT

advertisement
allotment
contentment
cost-of-living adjustment
disappointment
enactment
enchantment
enlistment
fire department
fitment
foreign investment
graphic design department
indictment
ointment
one-room apartment
police department
resentment
service department
State Department
studio apartment
the treatment

Synonyms and antonyms of ill-treatment in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

SYNONYMS OF «ILL-TREATMENT»

The following words have a similar or identical meaning as «ill-treatment» and belong to the same grammatical category.
synonyms of ill-treatment

Translation of «ill-treatment» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF ILL-TREATMENT

Find out the translation of ill-treatment to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of ill-treatment from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «ill-treatment» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

虐待
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

malos tratos
570 millions of speakers

English

ill-treatment
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

दुर्व्यवहार
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

سوء المعاملة
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

жестокое обращение
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

maus-tratos
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

অসদ্ব্যবহার
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

mauvais traitements
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Sakit-sakit
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Misshandlung
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

虐待
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

학대
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Gerah
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

sự ngược đải
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

தவறான சிகிச்சை
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

दुर्व्यवहार
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

Kötü Muamele
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

maltrattamenti
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

złe traktowanie
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

жорстоке поводження
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

maltratare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

κακομεταχείριση
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

mishandeling
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

misshandel
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

mishandling
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of ill-treatment

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-TREATMENT»

The term «ill-treatment» is regularly used and occupies the 101.649 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «ILL-TREATMENT» OVER TIME

The graph expresses the annual evolution of the frequency of use of the word «ill-treatment» during the past 500 years. Its implementation is based on analysing how often the term «ill-treatment» appears in digitalised printed sources in English between the year 1500 and the present day.

Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about ill-treatment

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10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «ILL-TREATMENT»

Discover the use of ill-treatment in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to ill-treatment and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
1
Torture and Ill-treatment: Israel's Interrogation of ...
14: THE USE OF THREATS
‎1994
2
Nowhere to Turn: Torture and Ill-treatment in Uzbekistan
Methodology -- Background -- UN engagement and some steps forward -- The scope of torture.
Andrea Berg, 2007
3
Irregularities, Abuses of Power, and Ill-Treatment in the ...
INTRODUCCIÓN The main achievement of this study is to provide the Mexican society as a whole (the authorities and the general population) with information on the irregularities, abuses of power and acts of ill-treatment on behalf of public  ...
Claire Naval, whit the colaboration of Juan Salgado
4
Police Ill-treatment in Denmark: A Summary of Amnesty ...
2. 18-19 MAY 1993 DEMONSTRATION.
‎1994
5
The Treatment of Prisoners: European Standards
Chapter. 3. Preventing. the. infliction. of. ill-treatment;. and. protecting. the. right. to. life. The development of international human rights law has in large measure been driven by the concern to protect those deprived of their liberty.
J. L. Murdoch, 2006
6
Combating Torture in Europe: The Work and Standards of the ...
For these reasons it is important to consider how the CPT has used the words " torture" and "inhuman and degrading"2 treatment. Torture and other forms of deliberate ill-treatment The CPT has found the incidence of physical ill-treatment,  ...
Rodney Morgan, Malcolm Evans, 2001
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Key case-law extracts - European Court of Human Rights:
Having regard to the strict standards applied in the interpretation of Article 3 of the Convention, according to which ill-treatment must attain a minimum level of severity to fall within the provision's scope and the practice of the Convention organs ...
Gilles Dutertre, 2003
8
Children's Rights and the Developing Law
Consequently, the social worker who stands back and fails to prevent a child from suffering from significant harm which amounts to ill-treatment and neglect so serious that it results in the child's death 42 or amounts to 'torture, or inhuman or ...
Jane Fortin, 2003
9
Confessions at Any Cost: Police Torture in Russia
Police Torture in Russia Diederik Lohman. In the past four years, Russian human rights defenders and the media — for the first time since the end of the Soviet era — brought to the fore the issue of police torture and ill-treatment.1 Throughout ...
Diederik Lohman, 1999
10
Short Guide to the European Convention on Human Rights
In recent years, the Court has found that relatives of alleged victims of serious human rights violations may raise claims of ill-treatment on their own behalves as well as those of their relatives. Thus, even if it may be impossible to establish ...
Donna Gomien, 2005

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «ILL-TREATMENT»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term ill-treatment is used in the context of the following news items.
1
Dairy farmer sentenced over cow deaths - 17-Jul-2015 - NZ … - NZCity
Tony Clayton, 54, from Atiamuri was sentenced in Rotorua District Court on Friday after earlier pleading guilty to the neglect and ill-treatment of ... «NZCity, Jul 15»
2
How Nazi guard Oskar Gröning escaped justice in 1947 for crimes at …
The words “complicity in murder and ill-treatment” are written underneath. Gröning's war crime is recorded as “common design” – the term used ... «The Guardian, Jul 15»
3
PH, European lawyers urge action on torture reports | Inquirer News
“While a handful of police officers have been suspended or dismissed for torture and other ill-treatment in highly publicized cases, the vast ... «Inquirer.net, Jul 15»
4
Joint NGO Letter: Human Rights Situation in Bahrain | Human Rights …
o Ensure independent, thorough, and impartial investigations into all allegations of torture and ill-treatment;. o Demonstrate the effectiveness, ... «Human Rights Watch, Jul 15»
5
Chinese Lawyers 'At Risk of Torture' as Crackdown Continues
"All three men are at grave risk of torture and other ill-treatment," the group said in a statement on its website. Xie, Sui, and Gou have been ... «Radio Free Asia, Jul 15»
6
China: Lawyers face 15 years in jail on 'chilling' state security charges
All three men are at grave risk of torture and other ill-treatment. Sui Muqing's wife refused to follow a police demand to write a letter to her ... «Bay Area Indymedia, Jul 15»
7
Man left kittens to starve to death in abandoned flat | Leicester Mercury
"This is a terrible case of ill-treatment and long-term neglect." The RSPCA inspector who led the investigation expressed disappointment at the ... «Leicester Mercury, Jul 15»
8
Worshiped Inside Temples, But Mistreated Outside: The Fate Of …
... Action (CUPA), a charitable trust for animals based in Bangalore, in 2010, revealed shocking details of the ill-treatment of elephants brought ... «Youth Ki Awaaz, Jul 15»
9
Video: female detainee on Egyptian prison conditions | World News …
Egyptian human rights organisations have documented at least 124 deaths in Egyptian prisons caused by negligence, ill-treatment, or murder, ... «GhanaWeb, Jul 15»
10
The Thing the Government Can Do Now in Response to Police …
... "while black Americans do not need a government database to verify our personal and vicarious experiences of ill-treatment at the hands of ... «Mic, Jul 15»

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