ill-treat

the manager shouldn't ill-treat his employees, especially after their hard work.

we must protect vulnerable animals from those who ill-treat them.

it's cruel to ill-treat a pet; they offer unconditional love.

the shelter investigates cases of people who ill-treat their animals.

she refused to ill-treat the stray cat, bringing it home to care for it.

the law aims to prevent anyone from ill-treating children.

he was fired for ill-treating his colleagues and creating a hostile work environment.

the witness described how the suspect would ill-treat the victim.

it's unacceptable to ill-treat someone based on their race or gender.

the organization works to stop people from ill-treating elderly relatives.

the farmer was known to ill-treat his livestock, causing public outrage.