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Definition of Maltreating
1. maltreat [v] - See also: maltreat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maltreating
Literary usage of Maltreating
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. A Narrative of a Visit to the Mauritius and South Africa by James Backhouse (1844)
"Sentence for maltreating a Hottentot.—Plants.—Desolate Country.—Leeuw Fontein.
Christianity and Heathenism.—Bokke Kraal.—Lions.—Dung Beetles. ..."
2. The Black Code of the District of Columbia, in Force September 1st, 1848 by Worthington Garrettson Snethen, Washington (D.C.), United States (1848)
"PUNISHMENT OP SLAVES FOR maltreating HORSES. Any slave, who shall cruelly beat
or wantonly abuse any animal of the horse kind, shall receive not less than ..."
3. A Practical Treatise on the Law of Slavery: Being a Compilation of All the by Jacob D. Wheeler (1837)
"MASTERS' AND OTHERS' LIABILITIES FOR maltreating THEIR SLAVES.* I. MARKHAM v.
CLOSE. Sept. T. 1831. 2 Louisiana Rep. 581. Master Held by the court. ..."
4. The Scottish Jurist: Containing Reports of Cases Decided in the House of by House of Lords, Great Britain Parliament. House of Lords, Parliament, Great Britain (1855)
"... against the Police of Glasgow for maltreating her late husband while drunk.
She married pending the action, and her second husband was sisted for bis ..."
5. A Coordinated Response to Child Abuse and Neglect: A Basic Manual by Diane DePanfilis, Marsha K. Salus (1994)
"Characteristics identified in some maltreating parents are low self-esteem, low
intelligence, ego deficiency, impulsivity, hostility, isolation and ..."
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