misshandel — meaning in English

English meaning

• abuse noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
• battery noun A device that stores and supplies electrical power, made of one or more cells.

Senses

misshandel is used for these senses in English:

• abuse Physical maltreatment; injury; cruel treatment. [from late 16th c.]
• battery (legal) The infliction of unlawful physical violence on a person, legally distinguished from assault, which involves the threat of impending violence.

abuse — full definition

1. noun Cruel or violent treatment of a person, often repeated.
2. noun The wrong or harmful use of something, such as power, drugs, or a position of trust.
3. verb To treat someone cruelly or violently.
4. verb To use something improperly or excessively, especially drugs or alcohol.

battery — full definition

1. noun A device that stores and supplies electrical power, made of one or more cells.
2. noun A legal term for unlawfully touching or striking another person.
3. noun A group of similar things, especially artillery guns, arranged or used together.

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