Inhumanities

Inhumanities
Inhumanity In`hu*man"i*ty, n.; pl. {Inhumanities}. [L. inhumanitas: cf. F. inhumanit['e].] The quality or state of being inhuman or inhumane; cruelty; barbarity. [1913 Webster]

Man's inhumanity to man Makes countless thousands mourn. --Burns. [1913 Webster]


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