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

No, she cried often.—Did his lordship ever ill-treat her?

From Who? by Kent, Elizabeth

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

She truly loved Turiddu, and being an Italian peasant, very emotional and excitable, it was going to be dangerous for Turiddu to ill-treat her.

From Operas Every Child Should Know Descriptions of the Text and Music of Some of the Most Famous Masterpieces by Bacon, Mary Schell Hoke

The Cayugas knew me as a belt-bearer from Sir William; they could not ill-treat me.

From Cardigan by Chambers, Robert W. (Robert William)