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abusing

noun as in name calling

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  • derogating
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"This court hopes that by the time the convict leaves prison, he would have learnt that abusing people in the name of getting content is bad," she said.

From BBC

The storyline boosted a rumour that appeared in newspapers, in which an anonymous "friend" said Reader was definitely involved in the heist and had told him he found photos showing a leading politician abusing children.

From BBC

Richard M. Nixon, another president often accused of abusing his power, often got around that issue by withholding — or “impounding” — money appropriated by Congress.

That view was adopted by the Supreme Court in July when the 6-3 majority said Trump and other presidents are generally immune from criminal charges for abusing their official power.

In September, police spokesman Rusoke Kituuma warned that abusing the president, who he termed the "fountain of honour", was an offence.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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