Crime
Crime noun - Activities that are in violation of the laws of the state.
Maltreatment and crime are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Maltreatment" instead a noun "Crime".
Nearby Words: criminal, criminally
Maltreatment
Maltreatment noun - Cruel or inhumane treatment.
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Synonyms for Maltreatment
Crime and maltreatment are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Crime" instead a noun "Maltreatment".
Mutual synonyms
Related pairs
- brutality and crime
- brutality and maltreatment
- violation and crime
- violation and maltreatment
- injury and crime
- injury and maltreatment
- wrong and crime
- wrong and maltreatment
- abuse and crime
- abuse and maltreatment
- injustice and crime
- injustice and maltreatment
- outrage and crime
- outrage and maltreatment
How words are described
| terrible | terrible crime | terrible maltreatment |
| horrendous | horrendous crime | horrendous maltreatment |
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Maltreatment and Crime. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 08, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/maltreatment
Crime & Maltreatment. N.p., 2016. Web. 08 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/maltreatment>.
Maltreatment or Crime. 2016. Accessed August 08, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/crime/maltreatment.
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