abuse (noun)

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• abuse — noun. This has developed a sinister violent meaning, ‘maltreatment or (especially sexual) assault of a person’, and is now widely familiar in the specific context of child abuse, of which various aspects include physical abuse, domestic abuse,… …   Modern English usage

• abuse — {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} noun 1 wrong/bad use of sth ADJECTIVE ▪ alcohol, drug, solvent, substance (= drugs, etc.) ▪ systematic, widespread ▪ flagrant …   Collocations dictionary

• abuse — 1 /ə byüz/ vt abused, abus·ing 1: to put to a use other than the one intended: as a: to put to a bad or unfair use abusing the powers of office b: to put to improper or excessive use abuse narcotics …   Law dictionary

• abuse — vb Abuse, misuse, mistreat, maltreat, ill treat, outrage all denote to use or treat a person or thing improperly or wrongfully. Abuse and misuse are capable of wider use than the others, for they do not invariably imply either deliberateness or… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

• abuse — Ⅰ. abuse UK US /əˈbjuːs/ noun ► [C or U] a situation in which a person uses something in a bad or wrong way, especially for their own advantage or pleasure: »The former president has been accused of corruption and abuse of power. »The politician… …   Financial and business terms

• noun and verb differences — The following table lists differences of stress, pronunciation, and spelling when the same word is used as a noun and a verb, for example compound, escort, practice/practise, record, and use. Differences are marked by the letters s (= difference… …   Modern English usage

• abuse — ► VERB 1) use improperly or to excess. 2) treat with cruelty or violence, especially assault sexually. 3) speak to in an insulting and offensive way. ► NOUN 1) the improper use of something. 2) cruel and violent treatment, especially sexual… …   English terms dictionary

• abuse of process — noun A cause of action in tort arising from one party making a malicious and deliberate misuse or perversion of regularly issued court process (civil or criminal) not justified by the underlying legal action …   Wiktionary

• abuse of discretion — noun a) The rendering of a decision by a court that is so unreasonable in light of the facts of the case or is such an unreasonable deviation from legal precedent that it must be reversed. b) Any action by a government official by which that… …   Wiktionary

• abuse of distress — noun /əˈbjuːsəvdɪstrɛs/ a wrongful using of an animal or chattel distrained, by the distrainer …   Wiktionary

• abuse — I UK [əˈbjuːs] / US [əˈbjus] noun Word forms abuse : singular abuse plural abuses ** 1) a) [countable/uncountable] cruel, violent, or unfair treatment, especially of someone who does not have the power to prevent it The regime had been… …   English dictionary