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title: mistreatment — school dictionary · trees and pragmatics
description: «mistreatment» in the school dictionary: Mistreatment is treating a person or animal cruelly or unfairly, for example hurting them, starving them or not caring for them. Every meaning for a pupil with its dependency tree and pragmatics.
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# mistreatment

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**Who acts:** Mistreatment, example, prisoners, you, charity, Calling · **What happens:** treat, hurt, starve, not care, fine, mistreat · **To what, where:** person, farmer, horses, children, terrible mistreatment, mistreatment · **Speech:** someone speaks here

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«mistreatment» in the school dictionary: its meaning for a pupil and its 6 examples, every sentence parsed by Mova itself — its syntax tree, a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, and its pragmatics clause by clause. The word in the dictionary, with its sense in the lessons: [mistreatment in the school dictionary](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/dictionaries/school/w/mistreatment.md).

## Meaning 1 {#m1}

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Mistreatment is treating a person or animal cruelly or unfairly, for example hurting them, starving them or not caring for them.

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```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mistreatment:m1:1
# text = Mistreatment is treating a person or animal cruelly or unfairly, for example hurting them, starving them or not caring for them.
1	Mistreatment	mistreatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
2	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	3	aux	_	_
3	treating	treat	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	0	root	_	_
4	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	5	det	_	_
5	person	person	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
6	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	7	cc	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	conj	_	_
8	cruelly	cruelly	ADV	RB	_	3	advmod	_	_
9	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	10	cc	_	_
10	unfairly	unfairly	ADV	RB	_	8	conj	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	13	punct	_	_
12	for	for	ADP	IN	_	13	case	_	_
13	example	example	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obl	_	_
14	hurting	hurt	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	13	acl	_	_
15	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	14	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
16	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	17	punct	_	_
17	starving	starve	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	3	conj	_	_
18	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	17	obj	_	_
19	or	or	CCONJ	CC	_	21	cc	_	_
20	not	not	PART	RB	Polarity=Neg	21	advmod	_	_
21	caring	care	VERB	VBG	Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Part	17	conj	_	_
22	for	for	ADP	IN	_	23	case	_	_
23	them	they	PRON	PRP	Case=Acc|Number=Plur|Person=3|PronType=Prs	21	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
24	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **treat** | present · progressive | Mistreatment |  | a person or animal |  |  | for example; cruelly *property* | vn equip-13.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent person=Recipient |
| 2 | **hurt** | gerund | example *not said here* | person |  |  |  |  | vn hurt-40.8.3-2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer they=Patient |
| 3 | **starve** | gerund | Mistreatment *not said here* | person |  |  |  |  | tree rules |
| 4 | **not** **care** | gerund | Mistreatment *not said here* |  |  |  |  | for person | vn caring-75.2-2 «NP V PP»: agent=Agent for they=Theme |

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One row per clause the reader finds. «not said here»: a role filled from the clause above. «roles by»: a VerbNet class and frame when one fits the verb, else the reader's rules on the tree.

## Example 1 {#x1}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The farmer was fined for the mistreatment of his horses.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mistreatment:x1:1
# text = The farmer was fined for the mistreatment of his horses.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	farmer	farmer	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nsubj:pass	_	_
3	was	be	AUX	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	4	aux:pass	_	_
4	fined	fine	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	0	root	_	_
5	for	for	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	mistreatment	mistreatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	obl	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	10	case	_	_
9	his	his	PRON	PRP$	Case=Gen|Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|Poss=Yes|PronType=Prs	10	nmod:poss	_	_
10	horses	horse	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	7	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	4	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **fine** | past · passive |  | the farmer |  |  |  | for the mistreatment of farmer's horses | vn bill-54.5-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: subject=Recipient |
| 2 | **mistreat** |  |  | farmer's horses |  |  |  |  | nom mistreatment «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 2 {#x2}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Mistreatment of children is against the law.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mistreatment:x2:1
# text = Mistreatment of children is against the law.
1	Mistreatment	mistreatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nsubj	_	_
2	of	of	ADP	IN	_	3	case	_	_
3	children	child	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	nmod	_	_
4	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
5	against	against	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	the	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	law	law	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **is** | present | Mistreatment of children |  |  |  |  | against the law | tree rules |
| 2 | **mistreat** |  |  | children |  |  |  |  | nom mistreatment «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 3 {#x3}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The prisoners suffered terrible mistreatment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mistreatment:x3:1
# text = The prisoners suffered terrible mistreatment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	prisoners	prisoner	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	nsubj	_	_
3	suffered	suffer	VERB	VBD	Mood=Ind|Number=Plur|Person=3|Tense=Past|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	terrible	terrible	ADJ	JJ	Degree=Pos	5	amod	_	_
5	mistreatment	mistreatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
6	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **suffer** | past | the prisoners | terrible mistreatment |  |  |  |  | vn admire-31.2 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mistreatment=Stimulus |

## Example 4 {#x4}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
If you see mistreatment of an animal, tell an adult.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mistreatment:x4:1
# text = If you see mistreatment of an animal, tell an adult.
1	If	if	SCONJ	IN	_	3	mark	_	_
2	you	you	PRON	PRP	Case=Nom|Person=2|PronType=Prs	3	nsubj	_	_
3	see	see	VERB	VBP	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=2|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	9	advcl	_	_
4	mistreatment	mistreatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	obj	_	_
5	of	of	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
6	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	animal	animal	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	4	nmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	,	,	PUNCT	,	_	3	punct	_	_
9	tell	tell	VERB	VB	Mood=Imp|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
10	an	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	11	det	_	_
11	adult	adult	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	9	obj	_	SpaceAfter=No
12	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	9	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **see** *a condition, not said to happen* | present | you | mistreatment of a animal |  |  |  |  | vn comprehend-87.2-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Experiencer mistreatment=Stimulus |
| 2 | **tell** *speech: assert* | imperative | you *not said here* |  | a adult |  |  |  | vn transfer\_mesg-37.1.1-1-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent adult=Recipient |
| 3 | **mistreat** |  |  | a animal |  |  |  |  | nom mistreatment «act transitive»: of=patient |

## Example 5 {#x5}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
The charity helps dogs rescued from mistreatment.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mistreatment:x5:1
# text = The charity helps dogs rescued from mistreatment.
1	The	the	DET	DT	Definite=Def|PronType=Art	2	det	_	_
2	charity	charity	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	3	nsubj	_	_
3	helps	help	VERB	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	0	root	_	_
4	dogs	dog	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	3	obj	_	_
5	rescued	rescue	VERB	VBN	Tense=Past|VerbForm=Part|Voice=Pass	4	acl	_	_
6	from	from	ADP	IN	_	7	case	_	_
7	mistreatment	mistreatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	5	obl	_	SpaceAfter=No
8	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	3	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **help** | present | the charity |  | dogs |  |  |  | vn help-72.1-1-1 «NP V NP»: agent=Agent dog=Beneficiary |
| 2 | **rescue** | participle |  | dogs *not said here* |  | mistreatment |  |  | vn steal-10.5 «NP V NP PP.source»: agent=Agent from mistreatment=Source |

## Example 6 {#x6}

<!-- .ven lang=en -->
Calling names every day is a kind of mistreatment too.

```conllu
# sent_id = dict:school:mistreatment:x6:1
# text = Calling names every day is a kind of mistreatment too.
1	Calling	call	VERB	VBG	VerbForm=Ger	7	csubj	_	_
2	names	name	NOUN	NNS	Number=Plur	1	obj	_	_
3	every	every	DET	DT	PronType=Tot	4	det	_	_
4	day	day	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	1	obl:unmarked	_	_
5	is	be	AUX	VBZ	Mood=Ind|Number=Sing|Person=3|Tense=Pres|VerbForm=Fin	7	cop	_	_
6	a	a	DET	DT	Definite=Ind|PronType=Art	7	det	_	_
7	kind	kind	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	0	root	_	_
8	of	of	ADP	IN	_	9	case	_	_
9	mistreatment	mistreatment	NOUN	NN	Number=Sing	7	nmod	_	_
10	too	too	ADV	RB	_	7	advmod	_	SpaceAfter=No
11	.	.	PUNCT	.	_	7	punct	_	_
```

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| # | verb | tense, mood | who | what, whom | to whom | where | when | other | roles by |
| --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- |
| 1 | **call** | gerund |  | names |  |  | day |  | vn initiate\_communication-37.4.2-1 «NP V NP.recipient»: agent=Agent name=Recipient |
| 2 | **is a** | present | Calling | a kind |  |  |  | of mistreatment | tree rules |

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