inhuman cruelty

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• cruelty — cru·el·ty n pl ties 1 a: an intentional or criminally negligent act that causes pain and suffering cruelty to animals cruelty to children b: mistreatment or neglect that causes pain and suffering compare abuse …   Law dictionary

• inhuman treatment — Cruelty; want of mercy. See cruel and unusual punishment; cruelty to animals; inhuman treatment which endangers life …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• Inhuman — In*hu man, a. [L. inhumanus: cf. F. inhumain. See {In } not, and {Human}.] [1913 Webster] 1. Destitute of the kindness and tenderness that belong to a human being; cruel; barbarous; savage; unfeeling; as, an inhuman person or people. [1913… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• Cruelty — Cru el*ty ( t[y^]), n.; pl. {Cruelties} ( t[i^]z). [OF. cruelt[ e], F. cruaut[ e], fr. L. crudelitas, fr. crudelis. See {Cruel}.] [1913 Webster] 1. The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

• inhuman treatment — In the law of divorce, such mental or physical cruelty or severity as endangers the life or health of the party to whom it is addressed, or creates a well founded apprehension of such danger. The phrase commonly employed in statutes is cruel and… …   Black's law dictionary

• inhuman treatment — In the law of divorce, such mental or physical cruelty or severity as endangers the life or health of the party to whom it is addressed, or creates a well founded apprehension of such danger. The phrase commonly employed in statutes is cruel and… …   Black's law dictionary

• cruelty — The intentional and malicious infliction of physical or mental suffering upon living creatures, particularly human beings; or, as applied to the latter, the wanton, malicious, and unnecessary infliction of pain upon the body, or the feelings and… …   Black's law dictionary

• cruelty — The intentional and malicious infliction of physical or mental suffering upon living creatures, particularly human beings; or, as applied to the latter, the wanton, malicious, and unnecessary infliction of pain upon the body, or the feelings and… …   Black's law dictionary

• cruelty — The infliction of physical or mental pain or distress. As a ground for divorce, cruelty means physical violence intentionally inflicted, threats of physical violence, or wilfully causing mental distress, which renders it impossible for the… …   Ballentine's law dictionary

• cruelty — noun (plural ties) Etymology: Middle English cruelte, from Anglo French cruelté, from Latin crudelitat , crudelitas, from crudelis Date: 13th century 1. the quality or state of being cruel 2. a. a cruel action b …   New Collegiate Dictionary

• inhuman treatment — noun a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering • Syn: ↑cruelty • Hypernyms: ↑maltreatment, ↑ill treatment, ↑ill usage, ↑abuse • Hyponyms: ↑impalement, ↑ …   Useful english dictionary