maltreatment

Example Sentences

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They alleged maltreatment of Jan. 6 insurrectionists and suggested that embedded federal agents provoked the crowd to attack the Capitol.

From Washington Post

As part of the wide-ranging inquiry, the state demanded records of allegations of “mistreatment, maltreatment, abuse or neglect” by school staff against students as well as calls to law enforcement and restraint and isolation documents.

From Seattle Times

It created a rigid timeline — a ticking clock — for every child who entered state custody after having been removed from home because of an allegation of child maltreatment.

From Salon

He could reconcile using his legal skills in defense of the police while at the same time recognizing that Black people were at greater risk of police maltreatment.

From Salon

Men with lower educational levels, or who have been exposed to maltreatment or family violence as children, are more likely to commit sexual violence themselves.

From Scientific American