- mental cruelty
- психическая пытка (при допросах)
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mental cruelty
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mental cruelty — n: conduct by one spouse that renders the other s life miserable and unendurable and that is a ground for divorce Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. mental cruelty … Law dictionary
mental cruelty — noun 1. : a course of conduct by an offending spouse without physical cruelty evidencing personal indignities that wound the feelings of and show a lack of respect and affection for the complaining spouse and constituting a basis for separation 2 … Useful english dictionary
mental cruelty — A course of conduct on the part of one spouse toward the other spouse which can endanger the mental and physical health and efficiency of the other spouse to such an extent as to render continuance of the marital relation intolerable. As a ground … Black's law dictionary
mental cruelty — A course of conduct on the part of one spouse toward the other spouse which can endanger the mental and physical health and efficiency of the other spouse to such an extent as to render continuance of the marital relation intolerable. As a ground … Black's law dictionary
mental cruelty — As ground for divorce, misconduct which impairs or threatens to impair physical or mental health of the complainant in the action, 24 Am J2d Div & S § 35; conduct on the part of the defendant which renders it impracticable for the complainant to… … Ballentine's law dictionary
mental cruelty — noun Law conduct that makes another person suffer but does not involve physical assault … English new terms dictionary
mental cruelty — /mɛntl ˈkruəlti/ (say mentl kroohuhltee) noun conduct which inflicts suffering on another s mind, formerly grounds for legal separation or divorce …
cruelty — cru·el·ty n pl ties 1 a: an intentional or criminally negligent act that causes pain and suffering cruelty to animals cruelty to children b: mistreatment or neglect that causes pain and suffering compare abuse … Law dictionary
cruelty — noun ADJECTIVE ▪ extreme, great ▪ an act of extreme cruelty ▪ deliberate (esp. BrE) ▪ casual ▪ mental … Collocations dictionary
cruelty — n. 1) to demonstrate, display cruelty 2) consummate, deliberate, wanton cruelty 3) mental cruelty 4) cruelty to, towards (cruelty to animals) * * * [ kruːəltɪ] deliberate displaycruelty wanton cruelty towards (cruelty to animals) … Combinatory dictionary
cruelty */ — UK [ˈkruːəltɪ] / US [ˈkruəltɪ] noun Word forms cruelty : singular cruelty plural cruelties 1) [countable/uncountable] behaviour that deliberately causes pain to other people or animals, or that makes them unhappy or upset She was shocked by the… … English dictionary
