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10 Language-to-English Dictionariesmaltrato
Pronunciation / Transliteration: maltrato
"El gobierno implementó nuevas leyes contra el maltrato infantil."
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Cruel or violent treatment of a person or animal.
"The investigation revealed severe physical maltreatment of the children."
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Linguistic Origin & Historical Etymology
The term 'maltreatment' originates from the prefix 'mal-', meaning 'bad' or 'wrong', combined with 'treatment', which comes from the Old French 'traiter', meaning 'to handle or deal with'. The word evolved in the English language during the 19th century to describe improper or abusive treatment.
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10 Global Lexicons: How "Maltreatment" is said worldwide
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maltraitance
Transliteration: maltraitance
"L'association lutte contre la maltraitance des animaux."
Misshandlung
Transliteration: Misshandlung
"Die Polizei untersuchte die Fälle von körperlicher Misshandlung."
maltrattamento
Transliteration: maltrattamento
"Subì gravi maltrattamenti durante la prigionia."
maltrato
Transliteration: maltrato
"El gobierno implementó nuevas leyes contra el maltrato infantil."
maus-tratos
Transliteration: maus-tratos
"Denúncias de maus-tratos a animais devem ser investigadas."
दुर्व्यवहार
Transliteration: durvyavahar
"बच्चों के साथ दुर्व्यवहार एक गंभीर अपराध है।"
虐待
Transliteration: nüèdài
"这名儿童长期遭受虐待。"
학대
Transliteration: hakdae
"경찰은 아동 학대 사건을 수사하고 있다."
虐待
Transliteration: gyakutai
"動物に対する虐待は法律で禁止されています。"
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