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abuse abused abus·ing 1 : to put to a use other than the one intended: as a : to put to a bad or unfair use [abusing the powers of office] b : to put to improper or excessive use [ narcotics] 2 a : to inflict physical or emotional mistreatment or injury on (as one's child) purposely or through negligence or neglect and often on a regular basis b : to engage in sexual activity with (a child under an age specified by statute) 3 : to attack harshly with words [ a police officer] [ a debtor] abus·er n [ə-byüs] n 1 : improper, unfair, or excessive use [ of authority] [drug ] 2 a : the infliction of physical or emotional injury ;also : the crime of inflicting such injury see also battered child syndrome, battered woman's syndrome compare cruelty, neglect b : sexual abuse 3 : a verbal attack (as on a police officer in the performance of his or her duty) ;also : the crime of making such an attack ...
Abuse of process
Abuse of process, Actions manifestly frivolous or brought against good faith will be stayed as an abuse of the process of the court. See, e.g., Edmunds v. Attorney-General, (1878) 47 LJ Ch 345. As to an action or defence which appears on the Pleadings to be frivolous or vexatious, see R.S.C., Ord. XXV., r. 4, and also VEXATIOUS ACTION and BILL OF PEACE.Second complaint would amount to abuse of process of court where first complaint was dismissed after considering evidence, Pramatha Nath Talukdar v. Saroj Ranjan Sarkar, AIR 1962 SC 876: (1962) 1 Cr LJ 770.Abusing the process of the court is a term generally applied to proceeding which is wanting in bona fides and is frivolous, vexatious, or oppressive. Making use of the process of the Court as a device to help the jurisdiction of a civil court amounts to an abuse of the process of the Court, Narapa Reddy v. Jagarlamudi Chandramouli, AIR 1967 AP 219 (230). (Contempt of Courts Act, 1952, s. 3)...
Abuse
Abuse, means mis-use i.e. using his position for something for which it is not intended. M. Narayanan Nambiar v. State of Kerala, AIR 1963 SC 1116 (1118). [Prevention of Corruption Act, 1947 (2 of 1947), s. 5(1)(d)]The word 'abuse' has a very wide meaning everything which is contrary to good order established by usage amounts to abuse. Physical or mental mal-treatment also is an abuse, Gaurav Jain v. Union of India, AIR 1997 SC 3021 (3033): (1997) 8 SCC 114....
Flagrantly abused his position as member
Flagrantly abused his position as member, The clause 'flagrantly abused his position as member' means the doing of such act or acts by a member of a committee in disregard of his duty which would shock a reasonable mind. The nature of the 'abuse' before it could be termed as 'flagrant', must, in the circumstance be glaring, notorious, enormous, scandalous or wicked. Any alleged contravention of the provisions of the Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 Act cannot be categorised as 'flagrant abuse of power' by a member of the Committee, State of Punjab v. Bhajan Singh, AIR 2001 SC 1098: (2001) 3 SCC 565. [Punjab Municipal Act, 1911 (3 of 1911), ss. 16(1)(e) and 20]...
abusive
abusive 1 : characterized by wrong or improper use or action [ tax shelters] 2 : inflicting verbal or physical abuse [ parents] abu·sive·ly adv ...
child abuse
child abuse : abuse ...
sexual abuse
sexual abuse 1 a : the infliction of sexual contact upon a person by forcible compulsion b : the engaging in sexual contact with a person who is below a specified age or who is incapable of giving consent because of age or mental or physical incapacity 2 : the crime of engaging in or inflicting sexual abuse ...
abuse of discretion
abuse of discretion :an error of judgment by a trial court in making a ruling that is clearly unreasonable, erroneous, or arbitrary and not justified by the facts or the law applicable in the case compare clearly erroneous ...
abuse of process
abuse of process :the tort of bringing and following through with a civil or criminal action for a purpose known to be different from the purpose for which the action was designed compare malicious prosecution ...
presumption of abuse
presumption of abuse see means test Source: Administrative Office of the U.S. Courts ...
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