abusive language
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“We were not using abusive language; we were using criticizing language,” she said.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 30, 2026
"The reference to foul and abusive language only applies if it is causing harassment, alarm or distress to another person - not if it is casual swearing."
From BBC ● Jul. 25, 2025
He was ejected from the game for abusive language after arguing that Laferriere had struck him in the head and deserved a major penalty.
From Seattle Times ● Apr. 13, 2024
Per ABC, Scotland's new Hate Crime and Public Order Act makes it unlawful to incite hatred via threatening or abusive language on the basis age, disability, religion, sexual orientation and transgender identity.
From Salon ● Apr. 1, 2024
The road to the town was now open to them, and they made terrible havoc among the enemy's ranks, and richly repaid them for the abusive language they had thrown out.
From The Memoirs of the Conquistador Bernal Diaz del Castillo, Vol 2 (of 2) Written by Himself Containing a True and Full Account of the Discovery and Conquest of Mexico and New Spain. by Bernal Díaz del Castillo
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