The guild leader relegated Vince to a lesser officer because he was abusing his power.
Source: tatoeba (1974)
Abusing
Synonyms for "abusing" (12 found)
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Noun(3 words)
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10 entriesemotional abusemisallocationmisapplicationoverusephysical abusepolicy exploitationresource exploitationsexual abusesystem exploitationverbal abuse
Collocations
7 entriesabuse of powerchild abuseemotional abusemisuse of resourcesphysical abuseresource exploitationverbal abuse
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10 total sentences available.
The section chief seems to like abusing his authority.
Source: tatoeba (268593)
He was arrested for abusing public funds.
Source: tatoeba (296244)
You are abusing your authority.
Source: tatoeba (1110423)
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