noun. Wrong or unkind treatment; abuse.

noun. Wrong treatment.

noun. Improper treatment, abuse.

noun. the practice of treating (someone or something) badly

"A very close relative of mine, a young lady, tired of what she called mistreatment by her husband, filed for divorce in a Tehran court recently and was granted, not only fully one-half of what the couple mutually owned, but also the formal custody of their two children."

pattern  practice  

abuse  annoyance  annoying  disregard  exploitation  

maltreatment  treatment  

abduction  arson  assassinations  bawdry  beating  

maltreatment