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From Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary (1913) [web1913]:
Cruelty \Cru"el*ty\ (-t[y^]), n.; pl {Cruelties} (-t[i^]z).
[OF. cruelt['e], F. cruaut['e], fr L. crudelitas fr
crudelis See {Cruel}.]
From WordNet r 1.6 [wn]:
cruelty
n 1: a cruel act a deliberate infliction of pain and suffering
[syn: {inhuman treatment}]
2: feelings of extreme heartlessness [syn: {mercilessness}, {pitilessness},
{ruthlessness}]
3: the quality of being cruel and causing tension or annoyance
[syn: {cruelness}, {harshness}]
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