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There is one meaning in OED's entry for the verb ill-treat. See ‘Meaning & use’ for definition, usage, and quotation evidence.
Cruel or inhuman (synonymous terms) treatment consists of acts which cause serious pain or suffering, whether physical or mental, or which constitute a serious outrage upon individual dignity. Unlike torture, these acts do not need to be committed for a specific purpose.
Definition of ill-treat verb in Oxford Advanced American Dictionary. Meaning, pronunciation, picture, example sentences, grammar, usage notes, synonyms and more.
ill-treat. To behave cruelly or harshly towards; misuse; maltreat.... Click for English pronunciations, examples sentences, video.
- Vuolanne v. Finland
- Human Rights Committee
- Selmouni v. France
- Cantoral-Benavides v. Peru
- African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights
Human Rights Committee Communication No. 265/1987 Views of 2 May 1989 Keywords: detention for disciplinary reasons in military - trial within a reasonable time
Communication No. 577/1994 Views of 6 November 1997 Keywords: public humiliation - degrading treatment - detention conditions
European Court of Human Rights Application No. 25803/94 Judgement of 28 July 1999 Keywords: custody, ill-treatment in police - custody, duty of the state to provide a plausible explanation for injuries in torture, notion of
Inter-American Court of Human Rights Series C No. 69 Judgement of 18 August 2000 Keywords: arbitrary arrest or detention - cruel, inhuman and degrading treatment
Communications Nos. 137/94, 139/94, 154/96 and 161/97 Twelfth Annual Activity Report of the African Commission on Human and Peoples’ Rights, 1998-1999 Annex V Keywords: life – torture - arbitrary arrest or detention - death penalty - execution, while case pending before African Commission – health - fair hearing
Apr 7, 2011 · It focuses on the approach by the UN Convention against Torture and Other Cruel, Inhuman, or Degrading Treatment or Punishment on its definition of torture and states it as the ‘first port of call’ for those seeking a definition under international law.
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ILL-TREAT definition: 1. to treat someone badly, especially by being violent or by not taking care of them: 2. to treat…. Learn more.