inhuman treatment

English Thesaurus

1. a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering (noun.act)

hypernym	:	abuse, ill-treatment, ill-usage, maltreatment,
definition	:	cruel or inhumane treatment (noun.act)

hyponym	:	impalement,
definition	:	the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture (noun.act)

hyponym	:	atrocity, inhumanity,
definition	:	an act of atrocious cruelty (noun.act)