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• 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

• sexually abuse — index molest (subject to indecent advances) Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …   Law dictionary

• 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 — This article is about the mistreatment of people or systems. For other uses, see Abuse (disambiguation). Mistreat redirects here. For other uses, see Mistreat (disambiguation). Contents 1 Types and contexts of abuse 1.1 …   Wikipedia

• abuse — a|buse1 W3S2 [əˈbju:s] n 1.) [plural, U] cruel or violent treatment of someone ▪ several cases of child abuse physical/sexual/racial abuse ▪ Many children suffer racial abuse at school. ▪ An independent committee will look into alleged human… …   Dictionary of contemporary English

• Sexually transmitted disease — Classification and external resources …   Wikipedia

• abuse — 1. verb 1) the judge abused his power Syn: misuse, misapply, misemploy; exploit, take advantage of 2) he was accused of abusing children Syn: mistreat, maltreat, ill treat, treat badly; molest, interfere with …   Thesaurus of popular words

• 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 noun 1 (C, U) the use of something in a way that it should not be used (+ of): government officials abuse of power | open to abuse (=able or likely to be used in the wrong way): The city s metro system is open to abuse by fare dodgers. |… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

• Abuse, sexual child — Child abuse comprises four basic types of mistreatment: child neglect, physical abuse of a child, emotional abuse of a child, and sexual abuse of a child. Sexual abuse is the least frequently reported form of child abuse (6% of all cases).… …   Medical dictionary

• abuse — 01. Many women who become prostitutes were sexually [abused] as children. 02. There are many child workers who are [abused] by factory owners in some countries. 03. Don t [abuse] your privileges or they will be taken away. 04. She got a divorce… …   Grammatical examples in English