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Mental Cruelty
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mental cruelty n
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: conduct by one spouse that renders the other's life miserable and unendurable and that is a ground for divorce
Source: Merriam-Webster's Dictionary of Law ©1996. Merriam-Webster, Incorporated. Published under license with Merriam-Webster, Incorporated.