Sentence:  My client is an ex-convict. He's been constantly harassed by the police... subjected to extreme mental cruelty and public degradation. He's even been denied an adequate place to live! To be very blunt, gentlemen, my client has been thoroughly <WSD>rousted</WSD>. 
Meaning of the word marked with <WSD> tags:  To harass, to treat in a rough way.