ill-treat

Example Sentences

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Hudson was found not guilty of ill-treating two other patients.

From BBC

Ms Hudson, of Coriander Close, Blackpool, denies ill-treating four patients and stealing Mebeverine, a medicine.

From BBC

“This government will not ill-treat or harm anyone,” Mr. Bennett said in an interview with N12, Israel’s most watched news broadcast.

From New York Times

"In all the time I have worked with him, I have never seen him be vindictive or ill-treat anyone," he said.

From BBC

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