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child abuse
the physical or emotional or sexual mistreatment of children
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child neglect
failure of caretakers to provide adequate emotional and physical care for a child
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persecution
the act of persecuting (especially on the basis of race or religion)
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cruelty, inhuman treatment
a cruel act; a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
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impalement
the act of piercing with a sharpened stake as a form of punishment or torture
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oppression, subjugation
the act of subjugating by cruelty
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pogrom
organized persecution of an ethnic group (especially Jews)
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rendition
handing over prisoners to countries where torture is allowed
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torture, torturing
the deliberate, systematic, or wanton infliction of physical or mental suffering by one or more persons in an attempt to force another person to yield information or to make a confession or for any other reason
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atrocity, inhumanity
an act of atrocious cruelty
