brutal treatment

collocation in English

meaningsofbrutalandtreatment

These words are often used together. Click on the links below to explore the meanings. Or,see other collocations withtreatment.
brutal
adjective
uk
/ˈbruː.təl/us
/ˈbruː.t̬əl/
cruel, violent, and completely ...
See more atbrutal
treatment
noun
uk
/ˈtriːt.mənt/us
/ˈtriːt.mənt/
the way you deal with or behave towards someone ...
See more attreatment

(Definition ofbrutalandtreatmentfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofbrutal treatment

These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Brutaltreatment, malnourishment, and disease produced catastrophic death tolls among conscripted soldiers.
From theCambridge English Corpus
Can he recall such cynical andbrutaltreatmentof a magnificent work force anywhere in the western world?
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
One was reassuring and others gave facts ofbrutaltreatment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In two cases, death can be attributed tobrutaltreatment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Because of hisbrutaltreatmentof her she gave herself up to the police for bigamy.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
All such salesmen now look the other way and deliberately ignore thebrutaltreatmentof innocent citizens.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It was proved that these people receivedbrutaltreatmentat the hands of the police, and the matter was afterwards adjusted by the courts.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
A witness informs me in writing ofbrutaltreatment, filthy language and piercing screams of pain.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
In addition, in recent years, thisbrutaltreatmenthas also been extended to migrants entering the country without papers and to drug addicts.
FromEuroparl Parallel Corpus - English
Thebrutaltreatmentmeted out to her by the judge convinces me that we should examine the disparity between sentences.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
Were it not for this exception, the wife would be exposed without remedy tobrutaltreatment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
It was the allegedbrutaltreatmentof some people who were held for screening very recently.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
All these allegations are connected withbrutaltreatment.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
To provide for a statutory duty to leave them "no less vulnerable" seems a ratherbrutaltreatmentof the occupier.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These men are those who are particularly subject tobrutaltreatment, because neutrals are not allowed to visit and inspect them.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
That is evidenced by the harsh andbrutaltreatmentof prisoners, the inhuman conditions in which they are kept and the denial to them of access to medical attention.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
During those three days, he was subjected to the mostbrutaltreatmentof any prisoner in the prison, the perpetrator of which is now serving a life sentence.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
If you put on bolts and bars, you not only arouse suspicion, but you will get far more brusque treatment, possiblybrutaltreatment, of the inmates.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
We have started a special representation of these minorities of religion or race in order that they be protected against thebrutaltreatmentof the majority.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
This is the policy they have adopted towards those who by their training and education are not able to protect themselves againstbrutaltreatmentof this sort.
From the
Hansard archive
Example from the Hansard archive. Contains Parliamentary information licensed under theOpen Parliament Licence v3.0
These examples are from corpora and from sources on the web. Any opinions in the examples do not represent the opinion of the Cambridge Dictionary editors or of Cambridge University Press or its licensors.
Want to learn more?
Go to the definition ofbrutal
Go to the definition oftreatment
See other collocations withtreatment