ill-treat

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In these quotations, to vanquish foes and destroy enemies does not mean to ill-treat others in any way, or even to seek victory over them in a traditional sense.

From Washington Post • Mar. 11, 2019

My mistress, Dame Adelaide, a lady of the Queen's chamber, will know how to punish you if you ill-treat me.

From The Infant's Skull Or The End of the World. A Tale of the Millennium by Sue, Eugène

They made common cause in all quarrels and disputes, and to ill-treat one was to ill-treat both.

From Harper's Round Table, September 10, 1895 by Various

A man would be a fool to ill-treat a woman, whose love or services were valuable to him, if at any moment of discontent she could leave him, perhaps for a rival.

From Aw-Aw-Tam Indian Nights Being the myths and legends of the Pimas of Arizona by Lloyd, J. William

According to English law, if any person shall cruelly beat, ill-treat, overdrive, abuse, or torture any domestic animal, he shall forfeit a sum not exceeding �5 for every such offence.

From The New Gresham Encyclopedia. Vol. 1 Part 2 Amiel to Atrauli by Various