Usually means: Intense psychological harm through behavior.
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  1. mental cruelty: Oxford Learner's Dictionaries
  2. mental cruelty: Collins English Dictionary
  3. mental cruelty: Cambridge Advanced Learner's Dictionary
  4. mental cruelty: Dictionary.com
  5. Mental cruelty: Wikipedia, the Free Encyclopedia
  6. mental cruelty: TheFreeDictionary.com
  7. mental cruelty: Wiktionary

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  1. mental cruelty: Merriam-Webster Legal Dictionary
  2. mental cruelty: Law.com Dictionary
  3. Everybody's Legal Dictionary (No longer online)
  4. Glossary of Legal Terms (No longer online)
  5. Mental Cruelty: Legal dictionary

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  1. Mental cruelty: Medical dictionary

Definitions from Wiktionary (mental cruelty)

noun:  (law) Behavior over an extended period of time that causes emotional suffering, distinct from physical abuse.

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