Abuse of power or abuse of authority, in the form of "malfeasance in office" or "official abuse of power", is the commission of an unlawful act, done...
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free dictionary. Abuse of power is the commission of an unlawful act in an official capacity. The term can also refer to: Abuse of Power (film), a 1971...
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Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of a person or thing, often to unfairly or improperly gain benefit. Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical...
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The Abuse of Power: Confronting Injustic in Public Life is a book by former British Prime minister, Theresa May published in 2023. The book explores how...
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Abuse of Power is a novel written by radio talk show host Michael Savage. Jack Hatfield is a hardened former war correspondent who rose to national prominence...
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Abusers are commonly motivated by devaluation, personal gain, personal gratification, psychological projection, or the enjoyment of exercising power and...
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There have been many cases of sexual abuse of children by priests, nuns, and other members of religious life in the Catholic Church. In the late 20th and...
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Voice – Social Democracy (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from October 2023)
bribery and abuse of power in the testimonies of cooperating defendants. In December 2020, the National Crime Agency charged Peter Žiga, a member of the party's...
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Abuse of Power (Greek: Κατάχρησις Εξουσίας) is a 1971 film starring Nikos Kourkoulos, Betty Livanou and Manos Katrakis. Nikos Kourkoulos plays Haridimos...
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Suspiria (2018 film) (category American remakes of Italian films)
destruction of Markos and her followers as retribution for their abuse of power: Guadagnino is repeatedly hitting on a world where power has been abused, and...
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possible grounds for impeachment of Clinton, including perjury, obstruction of justice, witness tampering, and abuse of power. The report also detailed explicit...
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Domestic violence (redirect from Spousal abuse)
violent situations through isolation, power and control, traumatic bonding to the abuser, cultural acceptance, lack of financial resources, fear, and shame...
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responsibility. This power is obvious, but it is also ineffective if abused. People who abuse reward power can become pushy or be reprimanded for being too forthcoming...
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against Trump: abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. On February 5, 2020, the Senate voted to acquit Trump on both articles of impeachment. Trump's...
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2024 Georgian parliamentary election (category Wikipedia articles in need of updating from May 2024)
following a release from prison of the oppositionist journalist Nika Gvaramia arrested on charges of abuse of power and embezzlement, and the Parliament's...
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often associated with situations of power imbalance in abusive relationships, and may include bullying, gaslighting, abuse in the workplace, amongst other...
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impeachment of Donald Trump may refer to: First impeachment of Donald Trump, the 2019 impeachment on charges of abuse of power and obstruction of Congress...
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Catch-22 (logic) (category History of logic)
connotation of the term is that the creators of the "catch-22" situation have created arbitrary rules in order to justify and conceal their own abuse of power. Joseph...
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facilitate power and control over someone for an abusive purpose. This applies in many contexts such as workplace bullying, elder abuse, domestic abuse, child...
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(2001). "The Abuse of Power". The American Statistician. 55 (1): 19–24. doi:10.1198/000313001300339897. Thomas, L. (1997). "Retrospective power analysis"...
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time of its storming and was already scheduled for demolition, but was seen by the revolutionaries as a symbol of the monarchy's abuse of power. Its fall...
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an older man, exploring the topics of domestic abuse, sexual harassment, and statutory rape. Eilish wrote "Your Power" with its producer and her brother...
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Joe Arpaio (category American people of Italian descent)
of numerous types of police misconduct, including abuse of power, misuse of funds, failure to investigate sex crimes, criminal negligence, abuse of suspects...
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or injury to another. The abuser is liable for the harm caused by their actions. Some examples of this are abuse of power, barratry, frivolous or vexatious...
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April 2018 after being found guilty of abuse of power and coercion. This was later raised to 25 years and a fine of ₩20 billion (US$17.86 million) following...
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El filibusterismo (redirect from Reign of Greed)
government's issues in corruption, abuse of power, and discrimination, and on a larger scale, the issues related to the effect of colonization on people's lives...
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Control Act of 1974 was passed in response to the abuse of power under President Nixon. The Act removed that power, and Train v. City of New York (whose...
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Spanish Inquisition (redirect from Tribunal of the Holy Office of the Inquisition)
necessarily deny the abuses of power, but classify them as politically instigated and comparable to those of any other law enforcement body of the period. Criticisms...
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the U.S. House of Representatives on December 18, 2019; the articles of impeachment charged him with abuse of power and obstruction of Congress. It was...
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Transparency International (redirect from Criticism of Transparency International)
corruption as the abuse of entrusted power for private gain which eventually hurts everyone who depends on the integrity of people in a position of authority...
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