cruelty
Sign in to savethumb|right |220 px |An old poster depicting cruelty, including selling slaves in Algiers, execution, burning, and other cruelties. Cruelty is the intentional infliction of suffering or the inaction towards another's suffering when a clear remedy is readily available. Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept.
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thumb|right |220 px |An old poster depicting cruelty, including selling slaves in Algiers, execution, burning, and other cruelties. Cruelty is the intentional infliction of suffering or the inaction towards another's suffering when a clear remedy is readily available. Sadism can also be related to this form of action or concept.
==Etymology== The term comes from Middle English, via the Old French term "crualte", which is based on Latin "crudelitas", from "crudelis".