Ill-treatment is the cruel behaviour itself — the noun for what happens when someone is cruel to a child, an animal, or anyone weaker. Doctors, social workers, and courts use it when they talk about harm that was done on purpose, often again and again, not one accident. It can mean hitting, starving, shutting someone in, or wearing a person down with words.

Ill-treatment is Ill-treatment 是 the cruel behaviour itself殘酷行為本身——the noun for一個名詞，指 when someone is cruel當有人殘酷對待 to a child孩子、an animal動物、or anyone weaker或任何較弱的人時，what happens所發生的事。Doctors, social workers, and courts醫師、社工和法院 use it用它，when they talk about談的是 harm that was done on purpose蓄意造成的傷害，often again and again往往一再發生，not one accident而不是一次意外。It can mean它可以指 hitting毆打、starving不給飯吃、shutting someone in把人關起來，or with words或用言語 wearing a person down把一個人磨垮。

Though actually, the short gloss you sometimes see, to be cruel, is the verb idea; this word names the cruelty as a thing you can report, prove, or stop.

Though actually不過其實，the short gloss you sometimes see你有時看到的簡短釋義，to be cruel「殘酷對待」，is the verb idea是動詞的概念；this word這個字 names the cruelty把那份殘酷叫出名字，as a thing當成一件東西——you can report你可以通報、prove證明、or stop或制止它。

In daily chat, people often say abuse or cruelty instead. Ill-treatment still turns up in news headlines and official reports, and it keeps that same serious, slightly formal tone. It is not a casual complaint about a strict teacher or a tough sports coach.

In daily chat日常聊天裡，people often人們常 say instead改說 abuse or cruelty。Ill-treatment still turns up Ill-treatment 仍會出現 in news headlines在新聞標題 and official reports和正式報告裡，and it keeps並保持 that same serious, slightly formal tone同樣嚴肅、略帶正式的語氣。It is not a casual complaint它不是隨口的抱怨，about a strict teacher用來說嚴格的老師 or a tough sports coach或操很兇的教練。