misuse
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In its online advice, the RAC added: "Misuse of a car horn is illegal and can result in fines for the driver and owner of the vehicle."
From BBC • May 23, 2026
The Computer Misuse Act seeks to protect material stored on computers from unauthorised access.
From BBC • Apr. 21, 2026
Misuse of Botox can cause drooping eyelids, blurred vision, headaches and, in rare cases, respiratory failure or paralysis.
From BBC • Nov. 11, 2025
She later admitted 32 counts under the Computer Misuse Act and received a six-month suspended sentence at Chester Magistrates Court.
From BBC • Feb. 28, 2025
Although Pad didn't think he could be prosecuted for hacking under British law in early 1990, he knew that Britain was about to enact its own computer crime legislation—the Computer Misuse Act 1990—in August.
From Underground by Dreyfus, Suelette
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