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Meanings of ill usage in English

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Usage of ill usage in English
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She also had upon her face and arms the marks of ill usage.
Bleak House
2
The people, inflamed with bigotry, and irritated by ill usage, rose in arms.
The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol. I., Part F. / From...
3
It was not long, however, that they submitted to ill usage.
Narrative of the Voyages Round the World, Performed by Captain J...
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When you talk of ill usage nobody wants you to put her in chains.
Mr. Scarborough's Family
5
Do you make this disturbance on account of the ill usage you received from Mr.
Memoirs of Extraordinary Popular Delusions — Volume 2
6
Indeed he had gone over the islands, and he had seen but little ill usage.
The History of the Rise, Progress and Accomplishment of the Abol...
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If there is aught that I can do to repay you for your ill usage-
Micah Clarke / His Statement as made to his three grandchildren ...
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His ill usage wasn't reserved for a disdained spouse.
Surrender to the will of the night
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The Lemnian himself bore marks of ill usage.
The Moon Endureth: Tales and Fancies
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Ned, whose face was now recovering from the marks of ill usage, was pale and quiet.
Through the Fray: A Tale of the Luddite Riots
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I must convince him of ill usage, before I can make good usage of any service.
The Letters of Horace Walpole, Earl of Orford — Volume 3
12
What is the matter, that with all his ill usage of me, I cannot hate him?
Pamela, or Virtue Rewarded
13
Here, in this asylum for the indigent and unfortunate, no ill usage;-no harsh language, is permitted.
Essays; Political, Economical, and Philosophical — Volume 1
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The English merchants and their servants, shall not be liable to search, or to any ill usage.-5.
A General History and Collection of Voyages and Travels — Volume...
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But John Morton would marry her to-morrow if he were well,-inspite of all her ill usage!
The American Senator
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Do not therefore throw into a despair a princess, who, notwithstanding your ill usage, cannot help loving you.
The Arabian Nights Entertainments - Volume 01
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