act of cruelty

collocation in English

meaningsofactandcruelty

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act
noun
uk
/ækt/us
/ækt/
something that ...
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cruelty
noun[U or C]
uk
/ˈkruː.əl.ti/us
/ˈkruː.əl.t̬i/
cruel behaviour or a ...
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(Definition ofactandcrueltyfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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One reads, almost every week, of cases in the country where a man is fined a few shillings for some strikingactofcruelty.
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I see no object in giving special publicity to any isolatedactofcruelty.
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Nor, indeed, is anactofcrueltynecessarily a single act.
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For example, under the existing law it is possible to prosecute only where suffering or a specificactofcrueltyhas been caused.
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The inspector in this particular case was able to act only after anactofcrueltyhad been perpetrated.
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Let us suppose that there had been a very badactofcruelty, and the parties had lived together for some time.
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Yes, because spraying an animal with paint is anactofcruelty.
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There is a feeling of resentment that anactofcrueltyhas been inflicted on the most deserving and unfortunate section of the industrial community.
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Had that shop been licensed, had it been open to inspection, thisactofcrueltyprobably would never have taken place.
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Let us hope that from thisactofcrueltythe experimenters learned something to the advantage of the human race.
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Yes, but theactofcrueltywas not perpetrated for the purpose of making the film.
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We are not dealing with oneactofcrueltywhich you can condone or not condone.
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Hunting with hounds is an organised, deliberate and calculatedactofcruelty.
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Many people would regard it as a greatactofcruelty.
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One can argue that fishing is an equivalentactofcruelty.
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I feel strongly that anyactofcrueltyto horses such as that of throwing glass marbles on to the ground is something to be deprecated.
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In many cases, it is apparent that anactofcrueltyis about to occur—for example, when the arrangements for an animal's feeding and care are inadequate or poor.
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The law states that circuses constitute anactofcruelty.
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In another article, making the same connection, she wrote that everyactofcrueltysuffered by thousands of living creatures is a crime against humanity.
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English countered with a denial that he or any member of his family had ever directed anyactofcrueltyagainst any convict.
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