- inhuman treatment
- Cruelty; want of mercy. See cruel and unusual punishment; cruelty to animals; inhuman treatment which endangers life.
Ballentine's law dictionary. Anderson, W.S.. 1998.
inhuman treatment
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inhuman treatment — n. Treatment that is so physically or mentally cruel or brutal as to endanger the health or life of its victim. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008 … Law dictionary
inhuman treatment — In the law of divorce, such mental or physical cruelty or severity as endangers the life or health of the party to whom it is addressed, or creates a well founded apprehension of such danger. The phrase commonly employed in statutes is cruel and… … Black's law dictionary
inhuman treatment — In the law of divorce, such mental or physical cruelty or severity as endangers the life or health of the party to whom it is addressed, or creates a well founded apprehension of such danger. The phrase commonly employed in statutes is cruel and… … Black's law dictionary
inhuman treatment — noun a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • Syn: ↑cruelty • Hypernyms: ↑maltreatment, ↑ill treatment, ↑ill usage, ↑abuse • Hyponyms: ↑impalement, ↑ … Useful english dictionary
cruel and inhuman treatment — cru·el and in·hu·man treatment n: cruelty (2) Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. cruel and inhuman treatment … Law dictionary
cruel and inhuman treatment — A ground for divorce. See cruelty; inhuman treatment … Ballentine's law dictionary
inhuman treatment which endangers life — A ground of divorce under some statutes; not confined to physical or violent acts; may consist wholly of abusive and insulting words, much depending upon the moral, mental, and spiritual qualities of the victim. Thompson v Thompson, 186 Iowa 1066 … Ballentine's law dictionary
treatment — I noun adjustment, analysis, arrangement, consideration, cure, design, examination, execution, handling, investigation, management, modification, process, processing, study, technique, therapy, transaction, way associated concepts: inhuman… … Law dictionary
inhuman — in|hu|man [ınˈhju:mən] 1.) very cruel or without any normal feelings of pity ▪ The refugees had suffered degrading and inhuman treatment. 2.) lacking any human qualities in a way that seems strange or frightening ▪ a strange inhuman sound… … Dictionary of contemporary English
inhuman — adjective 1) inhuman treatment Syn: cruel, harsh, inhumane, brutal, callous, sadistic, severe, savage, vicious, barbaric; monstrous, heinous, egregious; merciless, ruthless, pitiless, remorseless … Thesaurus of popular words
