abuses

Synonyms

exploitation dependency injustice mistreatment molestation maltreatment misapplication misdeed revilement ill-use ill-usage flouting

Antonyms

flattery preserves

Phrases with the word

abuses against children abuses of children abuses of authority severe abuses

Examples

Abacha enforced authority through the federal security system which is accused of numerous human rights abuses, including infringements on freedom of speech, assembly, association, travel, and violence against women. Source: Internet

AfriForum will now help the men in laying civil claims against the authorities, and more specifically against the respective members who made themselves guilty of these power abuses. Source: Internet

According to Human Rights Watch these partisans are responsible for abuses including war crimes, crimes against humanity and ethnic cleansing. Source: Internet

According to Amnesty International (AI), government investigations of such alleged abuses are often lengthy and punishments were light. Source: Internet

Among the reasons the administration gave for its “overt obstruction,” Maloney wrote, “is a fear that the identities and abuses of these employees could become public.” Source: Internet

Allegations of human rights abuses have not ended with the close of the ethnic conflict. citation UN Human Rights Commissioner Navanethem Pillay visited Sri Lanka in May 2013. Source: Internet