maltraiter
French → English
verb//mal.tʁɛ.te//
(general) To mistreat: to treat a person or animal in a cruel, rough, or unfair way
La loi punit sévèrement ceux qui osent maltraiter les animaux domestiques.
(English) The law severely punishes those who dare to mistreat domestic animals.
Cet auteur a été très maltraité par la critique après son dernier roman.
(English) This author was very poorly treated by the critics after his last novel.
Entry ID: fr:en:maltraiter · Source: refined · Type: vocabulary