How To Use Mistreat In A Sentence

We have received a complaint from some tourists about a bear being mistreated and kept in deplorable conditions in a snake farm in Pattaya.
The move by the farmers may sour relations with the government, which has in the past accused white farmers of mistreating their black workers.
Telling them they have been lied to and mistreated is to ask them to frag their leaders; you are traitors to them and their leaders for engaging in this irresponsible speech.
I recall no vices as long as you didn't mistreat her or overload her.
Many young soldiers desert or go Awol after mistreatment and bullying by their superiors or colleagues.

British forces are not accused of direct involvement in the alleged mistreatment. Times, Sunday Times
For the sake of good conscience, we should not mistreat other people.
These people know nothing about traveling through the Northland, and they badly mistreat Buck.
There were numerous stories and testimony about how the confined people were mistreated in the past.
It was the terms of those visas which made them particularly vulnerable to the mistreatment which they suffered. Times, Sunday Times
Subsequently, Wu could not adapt to life in Singapore and often felt that she was being mistreated by her mother-in-law and sister-in-law, whom she called "calculative". Channel NewsAsia Front Page News
BBC News with Mary Small. The United States Attorney General Eric Holder has picked a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged CIA mistreatment of terror suspects.
The avatar customization is embarrassingly low-fi, there's no support for playing your own music from an SD card, and every so often you're mistreated to the grinning, spastic image of Bob Greene, pretending to congratulate you on your incredible accomplishments. Pondering An Effort At Exercise Software
No one blamed the father, the king, the president for mistreatment by his minions. The Tribes Triumphant
A very ordinary rural chap (the Mirror piece certainly debunking the idea that he is a reclusive loner), he has understandably won mass public sympathy for the way he was mistreated.
Connolly will be on Friday's edition of ABC News '"20/20" as part of a story on the mistreatment by some East African nations of people with albinism, meaning that they lack pigment in their hair, eyes and skin. Connolly featured in 20/20 report on albinism
He notes that he looked "to those twelve Caesars so mistreated by Suetonius," in the hope of emulating the best of each: "the clear-sightedness of Tiberius, without his harshness; the learning of Claudius without his weakness; Nero's taste for the arts, but stripped of all foolish vanity; the kindness of Titus, stopping short of his sentimentality; Vespasian's thrift, but not his absurd miserliness. Portrait of Power Embodied in a Roman Emperor
He is alleged to have mistreated the prisoners.
I have often seen monilia infections mistaken for trichomoniasis and consequently mistreated with metronidazole. Getting Pregnant
His compilation is the first to cite a comprehensive list of specific war crimes in four categories — illegality of the decision to go to war, misconduct during war, mistreatment of prisoners of war, and misgovernment in the American occupations of Afghanistan and Iraq. Matthew Yglesias » The Embrace
It would end the appalling mistreatment of women in this region no more honor murders or clitoridectomies. The Volokh Conspiracy » Applying the Precautionary Principle Consistently
Those who managed to survive times of war were subjected to cruel mistreatment in mines. Christianity Today
Terrible crimes have gone unpunished; and the victims bear wounds of neglect as well as of mistreatment. Times, Sunday Times
A non-licensed 'hypnotist' may place the patient at significantly higher risk of mistreatment or misdiagnosis," says Anbar, the group's president-elect. Understand the hype over hypnosis
Beyond the obvious nutritional superiority of milk over beer, mistreating dairy cows just doesn't make economic sense; bovines produce better quality and higher volumes of milk when coddled.
Indeed, the responsibility and necessity for such action to defend children against parental mistreatment is strongly emphasised.
If there are allegations of mistreatment made, then those allegations are investigated.
Andy … don't put cart before the horse, the point here is that thousands of Americans and minorities are profiled and subjected to mistreatment everyday in US, shah rukh khan news just shows the greater problem America is facing. The Shahrukh Khan Affair – The Aftermath « Antiwar.com Blog
Percival was off mistreating Irish Republican Army (IRA) leaders during the Anglo-Irish War before commanding British Malaya in World War II.
The term "race card", to those who understand it correctly, tends to suggest that someone was mistreated for reasons other than race and yet still insists that his/her mistreatment was due to race. Msnbc.com: Top msnbc.com headlines
Some of these mistreated pit bulls had to be put down, but some were rehabilitated andfound loving homes where they are happy, content, and NON-VICIOUS. Should we ban pit bulls?
Military officials imposed the ban in mid-July after receiving what they called "credible allegations" that some detainees had been mistreated while in the custody of Gen. Abdul Razziq's forces. U.S. Probes Afghan Abuse
I hope they didn't mistreat him, lock him in the cupboard or anything. SUMMER OF SECRETS
Italy's churches draw millions of visitors each year and anger is mounting over how some mistreat the nation's religious heritage.
They are liable to face more mistreatment if they complain to the police.
Some of them are psychologically shattered from the mistreatment they got, locked up in basements or wherever, kind of the Jose Padillas of the animal world. Matthew Yglesias » The Drug-Cougar Connection
And when the Supreme Court ruled in 2006 that the Geneva Conventions, which broadly prohibit all mistreatment of wartime detainees, applied to al-Qaeda, the OLC lawyers wrote still another secret opinion recommending that President Bush issue an executive order that would "authoritatively" establish that the CIA's tactics did not violate the laws of war — simply because the president said so. The Torture Memos: The Case Against the Lawyers
Reports of soldiers being subjected to hazing and mistreatment by senior servicemen are widespread in the Army.
No one blamed the father, the king, the president for mistreatment by his minions. The Tribes Triumphant
His poor, mistreated will that he had been holding up to the scorn of himself and his friends, stood before him innocent, and his judgment walked off to prison with the unconfinable imp, imagination, dancing in mocking glee beside him. This Side of Paradise
If someday you find yourself with a man who doesn't respect you and mistreats you, don't allow him to ruin your life and the future of your children's lives.
Towards the end of on uncharacteristically orderly day, the avuncular former dictator once again grabbed center stage, accusing his American captors of mistreatment, beatings, even torture.
His parents also complained about the alleged mistreatment of their son while he was in prison.
Certainly we shouldn't mistreat prisoners, or unnecessarily bomb innocent civilians.
What its proposal, emailed to reporters a couple minutes ago, actually concerns is empaneling an investigation into abuses which may have been committed by U.S. officials or agents in connection with the U.S. response to the events of September 11, 2001, or in relation to alleged acts or threats against national security, and which at a minimum will investigate detentions, renditions and the alleged use of torture and other mistreatment of detainees. 13-Point Program To Destroy America | ATTACKERMAN
You commo, femmo, pinko types will whine about how this man is clearly going to mistreat his woman.
This experience launched Las Casas on his lifelong crusade against mistreatment of Indians, as exemplified by two institutions known as the encomienda and the repartimiento. Bartolome de las Casas: father of liberation theology
Yes | No | Report from mattreney wrote 24 weeks 5 days ago even all the way up here in ct theres more illegals then yo could imagine they have absolutely no right to vote or realy to anything they should still get basic human rights (natural born rights i think their called) they shouldnt be mistreated but the government treats them better then they treat our own Foreign Invaders
Even if mistreated, she could not come back to her parents for consolation or support.
Even though he was blindfolded all the time, they kept him alright and they did not mistreat or beat him in any way.
When America, you know, mistreats prisoners, we hold ourselves accountable.
Bringing back Mandelson could be seen as a masterstroke in that: it will grab the headlines away from the more controversial moves; bring in from the old one of the most talented, and arguably mistreated New Labour politicians during the past decade; and demonstrate Gordon has sufficient magnamimity to welcome back someone against whom he had long directed the blowlamp of his visceral dislike. Skipper
C., to beg forgiveness for the way black men had mistreated their women and neglected their families.
Cuba has been run the same way under Fidel Castro, who will likely be succeeded, dynastically, by his brother, though the people have not been as mistreated there, perhaps because of better weather and more friends in the neighborhood. The Volokh Conspiracy » Why the Debate Over Socialism Isn’t Over:
I hope they didn't mistreat him, lock him in the cupboard or anything. SUMMER OF SECRETS
Your doctors apparently not only undertreat or mistreat a lot of their patients, but when people question their authority, then they see them as a psychiatric case? And then there were none... (the final specialist visit)
The Republican Party had a hand in forming the NAACP, and yet we have mistreated that relationship. Think Progress » Coal disaster company Massey Energy denied time off for miners to attend their friends’ funerals.
One focuses on allegations of unlawful killing and the other on claims of mistreatment. The Sun
No one is suggesting that Ste-Croix's horses are mistreated, nevertheless there's something sad about seeing such noble beasts prancing and cantering around a cramped ring.
She suffered years of mistreatment from her violent husband.
Even without the rags and the apparent mistreatment of being held there, the man looked the perfect part of the poor man, the simple dockhand.
You don't get involved in the mistreatment of detainees as an individual. Times, Sunday Times
The mistreatment of child orphans, the poor and the women in this era is viscerally staged, making the audience squirm agonizingly in their seats.
Any fool can see it wouldn't be in our interests to mistreat them. POLITICAL SUICIDE
BBC News with Mary Small. The United States Attorney General Eric Holder has picked a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged CIA mistreatment of terror suspects.
Under this restriction, foreign workers would be effectively banned from protesting mistreatment or discrimination by employers, ex-convicts would be prohibited from holding a rally to call for changes in unfair rulings and persons under "guardianship" for physical or mental handicaps would be unable to protest the failure of public facilities or government policies to address their problems. Connecting the Dots -- UPDATED --
She uses the reunion with her father as an opportunity to exact retribution upon everyone who has mistreated her.
After Polonius and Ophelia have both died violently and been buried ‘in hugger-mugger,’ as Claudius tells Gertrude, the mistreatment of the dead is shocking indeed.
A further tranche of allegations that include unlawful killing or mistreatment will be closed within weeks. The Sun
The damning report said the violence could not be described as a "one-off" because of evidence that 1QLR troops abused and mistreated Iraqi civilians on other occasions. Evening Standard - Home
A further tranche of allegations that include unlawful killing or mistreatment will be closed within weeks. The Sun
Reports of mistreatment have surfaced recently from detainees, released after a year in custody without charge.
A further tranche of allegations that include unlawful killing or mistreatment will be closed within weeks. The Sun
Elsewhere Dylan looks to celebrate freedom for the ‘mistreated mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute’, the ‘gentle and the kind’, and for all those who he sees to be on the outside of a harsh and unkind society.
He said that in many cases, workers had been mistreated or had been denied their rights because of language barriers.
His implication is that therefore they deserved to be mistreated - starved, beaten, flayed alive - but the key point of those who object to torture is that no-one deserves to be treated like that.
Consider the tremendous amount of ink spilled by bloggers on this and other sites (well, actually "ink" is not quite the right word) on the issue of torture and detainee mistreatment. Balkinization
I'm tossed around, uncared for, and mistreated.
It may leave those above the threshold wondering why they should have to put up with poorly explained fees or mistreatment. Times, Sunday Times
A report published today by the pressure group Animal Aid claims that York livestock market mistreats its cattle.
Yesterday he declined to talk further about his alleged mistreatment. Times, Sunday Times
Elsewhere Dylan looks to celebrate freedom for the ‘mistreated mateless mother, the mistitled prostitute’, the ‘gentle and the kind’, and for all those who he sees to be on the outside of a harsh and unkind society.
In the Quran it very carefully and meticulously says you do not mistreat visitors in your own home or visitors in your own country if they are foreigners.
The government and defence lawyers have refused to discuss the terms of the settlement, while denying any culpability in alleged mistreatment. Times, Sunday Times
As a woman without property or title, she could either marry and spend her life caring for squalling brats or hire herself out to work for richer families who might mistreat and beat her.
The horrid images of mistreatment by military police being broadcast around the globe have already proved damaging to their interests overseas.
Those who managed to survive times of war were subjected to cruel mistreatment in mines. Christianity Today
He believes he will be abused and mistreated if returned to his war-torn country.
We cannot hunt, abuse and mistreat people in a quest for justice.
This seems to be a sci-fi version of the Fall: subrational creatures turning against their creators, usually because they have a legitimate grude--being mistreated by their creators and masters, and so on. Archive 2008-06-29
I hate to see books being mistreated.
Percival was off mistreating Irish Republican Army (IRA) leaders during the Anglo-Irish War before commanding British Malaya in World War II.
A further tranche of allegations that include unlawful killing or mistreatment will be closed within weeks. The Sun
The avatar customization is embarrassingly low-fi, there's no support for playing your own music from an SD card, and every so often you're mistreated to the grinning, spastic image of Bob Greene, pretending to congratulate you on your incredible accomplishments. Pondering An Effort At Exercise Software
Two years of mistreatment had not marred the finish too much, although the case was scuffed here and there, and had been torn and remended with tiny, careful stitches along the belly. Magic's Promise
How great would it be if all the news anchors and pundits who, in the last month have emoted about their legitimate concern for mistreated children like Caylee Anthony, gave even a fraction of the emotion -- and air time -- to the 15 million children in America who are currently living in poverty? Arianna Huffington: From DSK to BSkyB: Media Takeaways From the Latest Round of Scandals
Historians generally agree that the Trek made it impossible for any government to ignore real job creation measures or mistreat workers in subsequent economic downturns.
Alex says: “To deny the mild parallels between the mistreatment of Jews in history and the early stirrings of similar sentiments against Muslims today is to deny reality” and cites in support of this argument: “the growing currency of films such as fitna”. On Thursday, the Legg report will be published along with...
But he said he would not examine the alleged mistreatment of other female recruits within the chain of command. The Sun
In the past, officers who mistreated prisoners often received a mere slap on the wrist.
I don't want a president that has an agenda in favoring a certain race because they may have been mistreated 100 years ago. Schneider: Voters in both states say Obama will be the nominee
Mistreatment based on ethnic or racial biases have been alleged by a number of people.
Those who managed to survive times of war were subjected to cruel mistreatment in mines. Christianity Today
There are signs that mistreatment of domestic staff is becoming less socially acceptable. Times, Sunday Times
Mena points out that the co-operative is the only maquila that does not mistreat its workers, set unrealistic production targets or insist on a production minimum before paying a salary.
At the end of the legal argument preceding Ahmed's trial, the judge rejected a bid by his lawyers to have the trial scrapped over Britain's alleged role in his mistreatment, stating in an "open" version of his judgment: "I am not satisfied that the British authorities assisted or encouraged the Pakistanis to unlawfully detain and/or ill-treat Rangzieb Ahmed in such a way as to amount to an abuse of the process of the court. Rangzieb Ahmed to appeal terrorism conviction
After being sold to a family that mistreats him, Oliver decides to strike out on his own and travels to London where he is befriended by a likeable pickpocket named the Artful Dodger.
the physical mistreatment of children.
Along with Nikola Tesla (look him up), Rosalind Franklin (1920-1958) is the patron saint of mistreated and underrated scientists – and possibly the most important woman in scientific history.
The Greek system is dedicated to quelling young men's anxiety about submitting themselves to four years of sissy-pants book learning by providing them with a variety of he-man activities: drinking, drugging, ESPN watching and the sexual mistreatment of women. Shutter Fraternities for Young Women's Good
A demonstration was planned to protest the mistreatment of prisoners.
We know they've chosen us because we're Tutsi," a Burundian officer who asked to remain anonymous told AFP, adding "we are not refusing to demobilise but we are victims of mistreatment". ANC Daily News Briefing
Whereas before I spent most of my days trying to escape the unmerciful teasing and mistreatment by the Mormon children and the weirdoes in my own family by reading Torah all day, I now began spending all of my days escaping the same things by reading about the occult interpretations of the Torah. Roseanne Archy
The hearing in that ear was already impaired because an infection had been mistreated, and now she lost nearly all the hearing when a doctor, attempting to remove the rice, seems to have punctured her eardrum. Saluting a Centennial
They think we are weak, cowardly people who will be intimidated and scared off by their mistreatment of our prisoners.
However no evidence has been found to substantiate allegations that animals have been mistreated.
It is alleged that he mistreated the prisoners.
If not, the people who mistreat the prisoners will be treated as war criminals.
While lecturing the men of Ireland in public about their mistreatment of women, they apparently had no problem being beastly to each other in the privacy of their home.
he should be punished for his mistreatment of his mother
A demonstration was planned to protest the mistreatment of prisoners.
Alternatively, they may have been mistreated, and so only respond to that particular stimulus.
I do want protection from someone mistreating me because I am what I am Badger Diary Entry
Why should children listen to those in authority when those in authority have mistreated them?
The circus had caged its ageing lionesses in appalling conditions: broken by nearly two decades of mistreatment and malnutrition, they were found to be suffering from internal bleeding, tooth decay and blindness.
Apparently this Sebastian's was in a good location, but doing horribly because the owner a really retarded-looking, stubborn guy that mistreated, for certain, his staff was fixated on this crazy menu concept of his of 20 combinable flavors. Food and Drink
Their performance in school began slipping, and they said they were being mistreated in their foster home.
And in Mauritania's capital Nouakchott, police sources said Yacoub Ould Dahoud, 40, a company director and member of a wealthy family, staged a self-immolation protest on Monday against alleged government mistreatment of his tribe. Horrifying Copycat Suicide Protests Sweep North Africa
They show no signs of mistreatment and even have a jocular relationship with the two guards.
It has the right to beat and mistreat anyone locked up.
Turkish leaders who reviled and mistreated him and took him to court repeatedly on trumped up charges of "Insulting Turkishness" are now expressing their "sincerest" condolences to his family. Harut Sassounian: Murder of an Armenian Journalist In Istanbul Causes Unexpected Public Outcry in Turkey
On the other hand, it was re - sponsible for mistreating animals, paying low wages and exploiting children through its ads. A Pyrrhic Mcvictory
She fell into a bitter argument with her husband, who vehemently chastised Goneril for her mistreatment of Lear.
We acknowledge that there have been dreadful mistakes and inexcusable mistreatment in the past, but we have learned from them.
In fact, in some of these countries, it's routine to mistreat prisoners and do a lot worse to them than we did to our prisoners.
The other one's a grump and because of mistreatment being bred in its bones is just getting used to me.
After apparent outside pressure on the brig due to my mistreatment, I was given a suicide prevention article of clothing called a "smock" by the guards. Bradley Manning: 'Stripping me of all of my clothing is without justification'
In the past, officers who mistreated prisoners often received a mere slap on the wrist.
They would mistreat me and abuse me, and would never have trusted me wandering the ship alone.
Security forces are accused of mistreating prisoners.
There can be few children more wanted than an IVF child so the chances of such a child being mistreated in some way by its parents are vanishingly small.
On the street these cats are often mistreated and have to deal with cold and hunger.
She called on ministers to boost protection for women, after a report showed widespread mistreatment of pregnant staff by employers.
What happens when an industry mistreats its customers and its suppliers?
I have read of accounts in the media of people being mistreated as a public servant, monkeys on computers, people leaving due to stress and mistreatment.
We got him as an adult dog and I think he may have been mistreated by his previous owner.
There is no reminiscing on evidence of any social mistreatment or racial abuse.
He said that allegations of prisoner mistreatment are investigated.
Both parents have denied charges of mistreating their children.
Jon Jackson, Khadr's lead defense lawyer, argued that Khadr's mistreatment in prison is relevant to the sentence he should serve, even if it didn't invalidate Khadr's confessions. Daphne Eviatar: Judge Hides Evidence of Torture from Gitmo Jury
‘What is particularly troubling is his portrayal of Kazakhstan as a country that mistreats women and is stuck in the Stone Age,’ he said.
He had no reason to love his stepfather, who he says mistreated him and his mother as far back as he can remember.
There are a further 36 cases of alleged abuse and mistreatment. The Sun
The suitors, for good measure, also violate the code associated with feasting in other ways - by mistreating the servants in Odysseus's palace, and by their churlish treatment of Odysseus in disguise as a suppliant beggar.
He should not be allowed to mistreat Agency employees with impunity. STAGE FRIGHT
He should not be allowed to mistreat Agency employees with impunity. STAGE FRIGHT
Nevertheless, several individuals who have come in contact with Staff Pro have filed lawsuits claiming mistreatment.
Perpetrators can be parents who abuse and mistreat their children at home before they come to camp.
BBC News with Mary Small. The United States Attorney General Eric Holder has picked a special prosecutor to investigate the alleged CIA mistreatment of terror suspects.
If she owns up to her mistreatment, seems genuinely sorry and makes amends, you should have no problem setting the friendship back on track.
Any fool can see it wouldn't be in our interests to mistreat them. POLITICAL SUICIDE
In an interview with a television news reporter, the minister said some farmers were still mistreating their workers.

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