- (n.) A cruel and barbarous deed; inhuman treatment; the act of willfully causing unnecessary pain.
- (n.) The attribute or quality of being cruel; a disposition to give unnecessary pain or suffering to others; inhumanity; barbarity.
Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
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