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maltreat |
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maltreat verb abuse, assail, ill-treat, ill-use, mistreat, oppress, persecute See also: abuse, bait, brutalize, damage, disoblige, endanger, exploit, harass, harm, harrow, inflict, misemploy, mistreat, misuse, persecute, victimize How to thank TFD for its existence? Tell a friend about us, add a link to this page, add the site to iGoogle, or visit webmaster's page for free fun content. |
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| Furthermore, this particular murder of Randolph Williams by his wife Belle adheres to the `Steenth Street "code of honor," according to which "the man who maltreats his fragile stepdaughter as Randolph Williams did Lizzie steps outside the pale, and is henceforth and forever an ostracized being" (111). |
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