Cruelty
131mental 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 …
132persistent cruelty — noun (law; in matrimonial proceedings) Behaviour likely to cause danger to the life or health of a spouse • • • Main Entry: ↑persist …
