Maltreament n. : Ill treatment; ill usage; abuse.

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Taxonomy
child maltreatment, maltreatment, victims, perpetrators, neglect, Abuse, sexual abuse, Department of Health and Human Services, women, physical abuse, Child Abuse and Neglect, male perpetrators, child fatalities, population, child abuse, Substantiated cases, psychological abuse, emotional maltreatment.

Defination from the web:
Maltreatment + Abuse & Recovery ... Of the six categories of maltreatment, 62% of all perpetrators were female and females lead in five of the six categories. ... Three-quarters of perpetrators of child maltreatment were parents, and an additional tenth were other relatives. ...