Cruel or inhumane treatment.
1 He was an absolute sepulchre in the swallowing of oppression and ill-usage .
2 I trust you suffered no ill-usage at the hands of the rebels.
3 He would describe the gross ill-usage to which he had been subjected.
4 Here, then, was a pretext for further ill-usage of the unfortunate slaves.
5 Methinks that love never dies, unless it be murdered by downright ill-usage .
6 Crime is evolved from perverted natures, and natures become perverted from ill-usage .
7 Poor little friendless rat, doubtless his mind has been disordered with ill-usage .
8 Surely, no gentleman had ever before been subjected to ill-usage so violent!
9 Such intolerable ill-usage Mr. Gibson had never suffered in his life.
10 His horse bears the marks of ill-usage , and is in an emaciated condition.
11 It might be that she had suffered cruel ill-usage in this.
12 I accepted ill-usage from the Gentiles as one accepts the weather.
13 He died at Halsted poorhouse from the effects of the ill-usage .
14 This last leads to slovenly shearing, ill-usage of the sheep, and general dissatisfaction.
15 When the Indian complained of this ill-usage he was severely whipped.
16 He addressed them in their own language, protesting vainly against such shameful ill-usage .
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