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crueltyConcise Oxford English Dictionary © 2008 Oxford University Press: cruelty/ˈkruːəlti/ ▶noun (pl. cruelties) cruel behaviour or attitudes. ■ Law behaviour which causes physical or mental harm to another, whether intentionally or not. 'cruelty' also found in these Oxford entries:
abuse
- barbarism
- bloody
- brutalism
- cruelty-free
- desensitize
- devilish
- gall
- mental cruelty
- NSPCC
- RSPCA
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