CRUELTY
\kɹˈuːəlti], \kɹˈuːəlti], \k_ɹ_ˈuː_ə_l_t_i]\
Definitions of CRUELTY
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- 1919 - The Concise Standard Dictionary of the English Language
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- 1874 - Etymological and pronouncing dictionary of the English language
- 1871 - The Cabinet Dictionary of the English Language
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By Oddity Software
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Any act of inflicting unnecessary emotional or physical pain. Cruelty or mental cruelty is the most frequently used fault ground for divorce because as a practical matter, courts will accept minor wrongs or disagreements as sufficient evidence of cruelty to justify the divorce.
By Oddity Software
By James Champlin Fernald
By Nuttall, P.Austin.
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Inhumanity; disposition to inflict sufferings.
By Stormonth, James, Phelp, P. H.
By Thomas Sheridan
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