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misuse

[mis-yoos, mis-yooz] / mɪsˈyus, mɪsˈyuz /




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He was arrested under the Computer Misuse Act of 1990, according to the police statement.

From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026

The man was arrested on Tuesday evening on suspicion of Computer Misuse Act offences and has been released on bail.

From BBC • Sep. 24, 2025

Both appeared at Westminster Magistrates Court on Thursday afternoon charged with conspiring together to commit unauthorised acts against TfL, under the Computer Misuse Act.

From BBC • Sep. 18, 2025

Hasaan Arshad, 25, pleaded guilty to an offence under the Computer Misuse Act following an investigation led by the Metropolitan Police Counter Terrorism Command.

From BBC • Jun. 13, 2025

Thus foully did Achilles in his rage Misuse the mighty dead; the blessed Gods With pitying grief beheld the sight, and urg'd That Hermes should by stealth the corpse remove.

From The Iliad by Derby, Edward George Geoffrey Smith Stanley, Earl of




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