maltreated

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They have described using such tools as a moral imperative, insisting that child welfare officials should draw from all data at their disposal to make sure children aren’t maltreated.

From Seattle Times • Mar. 14, 2023

Aruma spends most of his time relaxing in hammocks, though Ossio says that during the pandemic the center has seen a rise in animals who were trafficked, maltreated or abandoned.

From Reuters • Feb. 2, 2022

No matter what, indigenous women have to deal with the fact that our stories occasionally will be maltreated even after we reach assemblages of success.

From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 1, 2018

Because of that, a pediatrician might encourage preventative psychotherapy or, more draconically, perhaps child services will check in to ensure he’s not being maltreated.

From Slate • May 23, 2018

The third son resists the sirens, ransoms his brothers, and also pays the debts of a dead man, whose corpse is being maltreated.

From The Grateful Dead The History of a Folk Story by Gerould, Gordon Hall