as in brutality
disposition to willfully inflict pain and suffering on others
centuries after he ravaged Europe, Attila the Hun remains notorious for his cruelty
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Recent Examples of cruelty
On a bipartisan vote, the Senate approved a bill to strengthen Arizona's laws against animal cruelty.
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Yet the norm against territorial conquest has also held in check the cruelty that accompanies wars of annexation.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Alison Lawrence is now facing an animal cruelty charge, a third-degree felony, for her alleged crime.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Neglect resulting in severe malnutrition would likely be classified as a felony animal cruelty offense.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
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Jeremy Duda, Axios, 21 Mar. 2025
Yet the norm against territorial conquest has also held in check the cruelty that accompanies wars of annexation.
—Tanisha M. Fazal, Foreign Affairs, 21 Mar. 2025
Alison Lawrence is now facing an animal cruelty charge, a third-degree felony, for her alleged crime.
—Marc Griffin, VIBE.com, 20 Mar. 2025
Neglect resulting in severe malnutrition would likely be classified as a felony animal cruelty offense.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 20 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for cruelty
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“Cruelty.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cruelty. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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