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Definition of Maltreats
1. maltreat [v] - See also: maltreat
Lexicographical Neighbors of Maltreats
Literary usage of Maltreats
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Wandering Jew (and Jewess)by R. D. Manning by R. D. Manning (2003)
"Yes, no father or mother, I said to myself, and belonging to a brutish master,
who scarcely clothes him with miserable rags, and maltreats him — lying down, ..."
2. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Book of Proverbs by Crawford Howell Toy (1899)
"He who maltreats his father and drives away his mother Is a son who acts shamefully
and disgracefully. ... maltreats is probably equivalent to drives away. ..."
3. International Law Documents by Naval War College (U.S.) (1904)
"The word "merchant" may be omitted, making the last clause read, "Any person in
the naval service of the United States who pillages or maltreats, ..."
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