Translation meaning & definition of the word "maltreatment" into Spanish language

noun

1. Cruel or inhumane treatment

• "The child showed signs of physical abuse"

synonym:
• maltreatment
,
• ill-treatment
,
• ill-usage
,
• abuse

1. Trato cruel o inhumano

• "El niño mostró signos de abuso físico"

sinónimo:
• maltrato
,
• malos tratos
,
• mal uso
,
• abuso

Examples of using

Korean mental hospitals have been compared to concentration camps. Patients are said to be treated like animals who are subjected to violence and maltreatment rather than therapy.

Las clínicas mentales en Corea han sido comparadas con campos de concentración. Se dice que los pacientes son tratados como animales, sujetos a violencia y a abusos más que a terapias.