treating

Treatment.

Noun

  1. Treatment.
    • […] it would appear that before taking this precaution Mr. Bree must have had the thrift to remove a modest competency of the gold; at any rate, it was at about that time that he entered upon that memorable series of...
  2. The practice of men providing young women ("charity girls") with entertainment outings, gifts, etc. in exchange for companionship and intimate activity.
  3. The electoral offence of offering an inducement such as food, drink or entertainment to a voter.
    • In the ensuing year [ 1804 ], in the Middlesex case, Mr. Mainwaring was charged with treating - by means of victuals supplied at an inn, at Brentford, by the order of persons proved to be his agents, and for which other...
    • Where such a combination does not exist, any amount of bribery, treating, and intimidation may be carried on with perfect impunity - 1853, George Francis Stewart ELLIOT (Hon.), Thoughts on the subject of bribery and...
    • He said the ballots were double-cast or cast from false addresses; false statements were made against Mr Biggs [John Biggs AM, candidate for Mayor of Tower Hamlets]; there was money that was given to organisations who...

Forms

treatings

Derived

antitreating heat-treating

Verb

  1. present participle and gerund of treat