noun, noun or participle which takes 'suru'
ill-treatment; abuse
Formal or written term for cruel treatment, similar to 虐待 but less common in everyday speech. Often used in legal, social, or historical contexts.
See also: 虐待
その施設では入居者への虐遇が問題になった。
Ill-treatment of residents became a problem at that facility.
歴史的に、捕虜に対する虐遇は国際法で禁じられている。
Historically, abuse of prisoners of war is prohibited under international law.