maltreatment
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- noun
- /mɔːlˈtriːt.mənt/
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- Reports of child maltreatment in the U.S. increased in the last 10.
- child maltreatment
- childhood maltreatment
- maltreatment and abuse
A person can be smart and do their smart things, but that doesn't mean that their abuse and their maltreatment doesn't sting.
- A person can be smart and do their smart things, but that doesn't mean that their abuse and their maltreatment doesn't sting.
Examples
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Provided that this process occurs without further maltreatment of the child, family reunification occurs.
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Neglect is the most common form of maltreatment across all age groups.
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Each year, thousands of reports of suspected child maltreatment are made to state protection agencies.
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The intake process focuses on assessing safety and the presence of maltreatment.
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Most children enter foster care as the result of child maltreatment (Curtis, 1999).
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Some offenders admit the maltreatment and express remorse along with a desire to improve caregiving.
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Prior research has suggested that official records underestimate the true prevalence of child maltreatment, particularly among boys and young men.
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Recognition of the factors and variables operating in elder maltreatment cases informs abuse prevention, recognition, and intervention efforts.
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The CATS includes subscales that assess three dimensions of childhood maltreatment: Neglect/Negative Home Environment, Punishment, and Sexual Abuse.
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Each year, thousands of reports of suspected maltreatment are made to state protection agencies.
Synonyms
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Harmful treatment of people or animals that happens again and again
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Very cruel and violent actions that hurt people
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Actions that hurt people or animals on purpose
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Harming children physically, emotionally or sexually, often by an adult who looks after them
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Hurting or being unfair to people and animals
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Treating someone unfairly, often by taking advantage of them
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Very cruel actions that show no care for other people
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Physical hitting of a person to make them obey rules
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Very cruel and violent behavior that hurts people
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A parent or other adult who does not give a child basic care or attention
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Cruel treatment of a person or animal, often over a long time
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An act of treating someone very cruelly or making them cruel through violence
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An act that causes someone great pain and suffering on purpose
Cruel treatment of people or animals
Antonyms
How Abusive
- Offensive
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Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Maltreatment breaks into mal- meaning 'bad' and treatment meaning how someone is treated. So maltreatment means 'bad treatment', or cruel and harmful behavior toward a person or animal.