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• v  treat badly
• v  change the inherent purpose or function of something
• v  use foul or abusive language towards
  The actress abused the policeman who gave her a parking ticket
• v  use wrongly or improperly or excessively
  while she was pregnant, she abused drugs
• s  used improperly or excessively especially drugs
  an abused substance
• a  subjected to cruel treatment
  an abused wife

• On Friday, the retired Alaska prosecutor investigating whether Palin abused the power of her office in the matter asked state lawmakers for the power to subpoena 13 witnesses and .
• Earlier this month, a legislative panel launched a $100,000 investigation to determine whether Palin abused her influence by attempting to get her former brother-in-law fired as a .
• Although more than 2,000 complaints of abuse are filed with the Indonesian embassy in Kuala Lumpur each month, it's impossible to say exactly how many workers are abused each year .

• mistreat
• maltreat
• abuse
• ill-use
• step
• ill-treat
• pervert
• misuse
• clapperclaw
• blackguard
• shout
• ill-treated
• maltreated
• mistreated

• unabused

News & Articles

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• Abused Dogs Settled Into Loving Homes 1 Year Later
  Nearly 30 severely abused dogs were dumped on the side of the road near the Doddridge and Ritchie County line in June 2011. 
  June 11, 2013 - WBOY Clarksburg
• Brain function deteriorates in neglected or abused children
  PONTYPOOL, England, June 11 (UPI) -- Neglected or emotionally abused preschool children exhibit behavioral difficulties and require prompt evaluation and interventions, British researchers say.
  June 11, 2013 - UPI
• ABA, UW School of Law host media briefing on right to counsel for abused and neglected children
  WASHINGTON, D.C., June 11, 2013 — Leading children’s rights advocates from Washington state and across the country will highlight the need for abused and neglected youth to have their own lawyers in child welfare court proceedings during a media briefing on June 20. The briefing will be hosted by the American Bar Association Section of Litigation and the University of Washington School of Law.
  June 11, 2013 - American Bar Association

Quotes

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• Kevin Rudd in Press Trust of India
  Sorry that as children you were taken from your families and placed in institutions where often you were abused,Rudd said.
• Joaquin Almunia in Wall Street Journal
  It is amazing how such a significant number of companies abused nearly the entire European construction market for such a long time and for such a vital product,said the European Union's competition commissioner, Joaquín Almunia.
• Benigno Aquino III in BusinessWorld Online
  Apparently referring to alleged scandals in the previous administration, Mr. Aquino said he could "forgive those who did me wrong but I have no right to forgive those who abused our people. To those who talk about reconciliation...... there can be...