special treatment

English

Etymology

The second sense is a calque of German Sonderbehandlung.

Noun

special treatment (countable and uncountable, plural special treatments)

  1. (idiomatic) A form of exceptional handling or care that differs from the standard, often implying favoritism.
  2. (Nazism, historical, euphemistic) Mass murder that was carried out by Nazi functionaries and the SS.
  3. Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see special,‎ treatment.

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