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   Abuse   
   From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia   
   Abuse is the improper usage or treatment of an entity, often to unfairly or   
   improperly gain benefit.[1] Abuse can come in many forms, such as: physical or   
   verbal maltreatment, injury, assault, violation, rape, unjust practices;   
   crimes, or other types of    
   aggression.   
   Contents   
      
   1 Types and contexts of abuse   
   1.1 Abuse of authority   
   1.2 Abuse of corpse   
   1.3 Abuse of discretion   
   1.4 Abuse of dominance   
   1.5 Abuse of indulgences   
   1.6 Abuse of information   
   1.7 Abuse of power   
   1.8 Abuse of process   
   1.9 Abuse of rank   
   1.10 Abuse of statistics   
   1.11 Abuse of the system   
   1.12 Abuse of trust   
   1.13 Academic abuse   
   1.14 Ad hominem abuse   
   1.15 Adolescent abuse   
   1.16 Adult abuse   
   1.17 Alcohol abuse   
   1.18 Animal abuse   
   1.19 Anti-social behaviour   
   1.20 Bullying   
   1.21 Character assassination   
   1.22 Child abuse   
   1.23 Child-on-child sexual abuse   
   1.24 Child sexual abuse   
   1.25 Church abuse   
   1.26 Civil rights abuse   
   1.27 Clandestine abuse   
   1.28 Clerical abuse   
   1.29 Cyber abuse or cyber bullying   
   1.30 Dating abuse or dating violence   
   1.31 Defamation   
   1.32 Detainee abuse   
   1.33 Disability abuse   
   1.34 Discriminatory abuse   
   1.35 Doctor abuse   
   1.36 Domestic abuse or domestic violence   
   1.37 Drug abuse   
   1.38 Economic abuse   
   1.39 Elder abuse   
   1.40 Emotional abuse   
   1.41 Employee abuse   
   1.42 False accusations   
   1.43 Financial abuse   
   1.44 Flag abuse   
   1.45 Gaming the system   
   1.46 Gaslighting   
   1.47 Gay abuse or gay bashing   
   1.48 Group psychological abuse   
   1.49 Harassment   
   1.50 Hate crimes   
   1.51 Hazing   
   1.52 Human rights abuse   
   1.53 Humiliation   
   1.54 Incivility   
   1.55 Institutional abuse   
   1.56 Insult   
   1.57 Intimidation   
   1.58 Legal abuse   
   1.59 Lesbian abuse   
   1.60 Malpractice   
   1.61 Market abuse   
   1.62 Material abuse   
   1.63 Medical abuse   
   1.64 Mental abuse   
   1.65 Military abuse   
   1.66 Mind abuse or mind control   
   1.67 Misconduct   
   1.68 Mobbing   
   1.69 Narcissistic abuse   
   1.70 Neglect   
   1.71 Negligence   
   1.72 Nurse abuse or nursing abuse   
   1.73 Online abuse   
   1.74 Parental abuse by children   
   1.75 Parental abuse of children   
   1.76 Passive–aggressive behaviour   
   1.77 Patient abuse   
   1.78 Peer abuse   
   1.79 Persecution   
   1.80 Personal abuse or personal attacks   
   1.81 Physical abuse   
   1.82 Police abuse   
   1.83 Political abuse   
   1.84 Prejudice   
   1.85 Prison abuse or prisoner abuse   
   1.86 Professional abuse   
   1.87 Psychological abuse   
   1.88 Racial abuse   
   1.89 Ragging   
   1.90 Rape   
   1.91 Relational aggression   
   1.92 Religious abuse   
   1.93 Resident abuse   
   1.94 Rudeness   
   1.95 Satanic ritual abuse   
   1.96 School bullying   
   1.97 Sectarian abuse   
   1.98 Self-abuse   
   1.99 Sexual abuse   
   1.100 Sexual bullying   
   1.101 Sibling abuse   
   1.102 Smear campaign   
   1.103 Societal abuse   
   1.104 Spiritual abuse   
   1.105 Spousal abuse   
   1.106 Stalking   
   1.107 Structural abuse   
   1.108 Substance abuse   
   1.109 Surveillance abuse   
   1.110 Taunting   
   1.111 Teacher abuse   
   1.112 Teasing   
   1.113 Telephone abuse   
   1.114 Terrorism   
   1.115 Torture   
   1.116 Transgender abuse or trans bashing   
   1.117 Umpire abuse   
   1.118 Verbal abuse or verbal attacks   
   1.119 Whispering campaign   
   1.120 Workplace abuse or workplace bullying   
   2 Characteristics and styles of abuse   
   2.1 Telltale signs of abuse   
   3 Psychological characteristics of abusers   
   4 Effects of abuse on victims   
   5 Power and control in abusive relationships   
   6 Victim blaming   
   7 Cycles of abuse   
   8 Intergenerational transmission of abuse   
   9 Notable abuse cases   
   10 See also   
   11 Notes   
   12 References   
   13 Further reading   
   14 External links   
   Types and contexts of abuse   
      
   Abuse of authority   
      
   Abuse of authority, in the form of political corruption, is the use of   
   legislated or otherwise authorised powers by government officials for   
   illegitimate private gain. Misuse of government power for other purposes, such   
   as repression of political    
   opponents and general police brutality, is not considered political   
   corruption. Neither are illegal acts by private persons or corporations not   
   directly involved with the government. An illegal act by an officeholder   
   constitutes political corruption only    
   if the act is directly related to their official duties.   
   Abuse of authority is separated from abuse of power in that the act is   
   originally condoned, but is extended beyond that initially conceived and is in   
   not all cases   
   Abuse of corpse   
      
   See: Abuse of corpse   
   Abuse of discretion   
      
   An abuse of discretion is a failure to take into proper consideration the   
   facts and law relating to a particular matter; an arbitrary or unreasonable   
   departure from precedent and settled judicial custom.[2]   
   Abuse of dominance   
      
   See: Abuse of dominance   
   Abuse of indulgences   
      
   See: Abuse of indulgences   
   Abuse of information   
      
   Abuse of information typically involves a breach of confidence or plagiarism,   
   or extending the confidence of information beyond those authorised.   
   In the financial world, Insider trading can also be considered a misuse of   
   internal information that gives an unfair advantage in investment.   
   Abuse of power   
      
   Abuse of power, in the form of "malfeasance in office" or "official   
   misconduct," is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official   
   capacity, which affects the performance of official duties. Malfeasance in   
   office is often grounds for a for cause    
   removal of an elected official by statute or recall election.   
   Abuse of process   
      
   A cause of action in tort arising from one party making a malicious and   
   deliberate misuse or perversion of regularly issued court process (civil or   
   criminal) not justified by the underlying legal action.   
   Abuse of rank   
      
   Rankism (also called abuse of rank) is treating people of a lower rank in an   
   abusive, discriminatory, or exploitative way.[3] Robert W. Fuller claims that   
   rankism includes the abuse of the power inherent in superior rank, with the   
   view that rank-based    
   abuse underlies many other phenomena such as bullying, racism, sexism, and   
   homophobia.   
   Abuse of statistics   
      
   See: Abuse of statistics   
   Abuse of the system   
      
   See: Abuse#Gaming the system   
   Abuse of trust   
      
   See: Position of trust   
   Academic abuse   
      
   See: Academic abuse   
   Ad hominem abuse   
      
   Ad hominem abuse (also called personal abuse or personal attacks) usually   
   involves insulting or belittling one's opponent to invalidate his or her   
   argument, but can also involve pointing out factual but ostensible character   
   flaws or actions which are    
   irrelevant to the opponent's argument.   
   Adolescent abuse   
      
   See: Anti-social behaviour, Juvenile delinquency, Parental abuse by   
   adolescents, Parental abuse of adolescents   
   Adult abuse   
      
   Adult abuse refers to the abuse of vulnerable adults.[4]   
   Alcohol abuse   
      
      
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