mishandle
I
(maltreat) verb
abuse, assail, assault, batter, defile, handle badly, ill treat, ill use, impose upon, injure, manhandle, maul, misemploy, misuse, molest, overburden, persecute, ravish, rough, treat abusively, treat ill, treat improperly, tyrannize, use dispiteously, use wrongly, victimize, violate, wrong
II
(mismanage) verb
abuse, administer improperly, conduct dishonestly, conduct without efficiency, conduct without honesty, handle badly, maladminister, manage badly, misconduct, misdirect, misuse, squander, use wrongly, waste
III
index
abuse (misuse), exploit (take advantage of), ill use, maltreat, misemploy, misguide, mismanage, mistreat, persecute
Burton's Legal Thesaurus.
William C. Burton.
2006