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mishandling
noun as in abuse
Example Sentences
He faced charges in the same courthouse, before the same judge, in a criminal case over alleged mishandling of classified documents from his first term in the White House.
With this in mind, it’s hard to imagine that Bolton’s book didn’t go through pre-publication review for precisely the kind of classified information he is now suspected of mishandling.
The former first minster had already successfully taken legal action against the government in 2019 over its mishandling of complaints against him, with the probe ruled to be "tainted with apparent bias".
Thomas faced blame for the police mishandling of violence at the encampment.
The defense secretary — no stranger to leaks, having perpetrated doozies himself — failed to mention that leaking is not a crime unless it involves the mishandling of national defense information.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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