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

"There were those who treated us like humans, they understood us and sympathised with us. I can’t say that everyone was bad and maltreated us. It depended on the person," she said.

From Reuters • Oct. 25, 2022

The film’s smartest insights come from observing how maltreated children bear their secrets.

From New York Times • Oct. 28, 2021

Juvenile courts like the one handling Mary’s case recognize that providing safety, stability, and pathways to higher education and employment for youth who have been maltreated is crucial to their long-term well-being.

From Slate • Jun. 30, 2021

The adherents of the different doctors had reviled, anathematised, and maltreated each other without their quarrels making any noise.

From Ecce Homo! A Critical Inquiry into the History of Jesus of Nazareth: Being a Rational Analysis of the Gospels by Holbach, Paul Henry Thiry Baron d'