Abuse
71abuse of process — Process. The gist of an action for abuse of process is improper use or perversion of process after it has been issued. Publix Drug Co. v. Breyer Ice Cream Co., 347 Pa. 346, 32 A.2d 413, 415. A malicious abuse of legal process occurs where the… …
72abuse of process — Process. The gist of an action for abuse of process is improper use or perversion of process after it has been issued. Publix Drug Co. v. Breyer Ice Cream Co., 347 Pa. 346, 32 A.2d 413, 415. A malicious abuse of legal process occurs where the… …
73Abuse, physical child — Next to child neglect, physical abuse is the second most frequently reported form of child abuse, accounting for 25% of all cases of child abuse. Physical child abuse is physical injury inflicted upon the child with cruel and/or malicious intent …
74Abuse prevention program — An abuse prevention program is a social program designed to help parents and teachers recognize the signs of violence in an abused child and teaches how to explain abuse protection to them. These programs also help children in establishing self… …
75Abuse at SCI-Greene — Allegations of prisoner abuse by prison staff at State Correctional Institution Greene (SCI GREENE) are pervasive. SCI GREENE is a Supermax security prison located in Waynesburg, Pennsylvania, 40 miles south of Pittsburgh and 6 miles from the… …
76Abuse, elder — The physical, sexual, or emotional abuse of an elderly person, usually one who is disabled or frail. Like child abuse, elder abuse is a crime that all health and social services professionals are mandated to report …
77abuse of discretion — Decision by whim or caprice, arbitrarily, or from a bad motive which amounts practically to a denial of justice as a clearly erroneous conclusion, one that is clearly against logic and effect of the facts presented. 5 Am J2d A & E § 774. Abuse of …
78abuse of process — The malicious perversion of a regularly issued civil or criminal process, for a purpose, and to obtain a result not lawfully warranted or properly attainable thereby, and for which perversion an action will lie to recover the pecuniary loss… …
79Abuse of distress — Distress Dis*tress , n. [OE. destresse, distresse, OF. destresse, destrece, F. d[ e]tresse, OF. destrecier to distress, (assumed) LL. districtiare, fr. L. districtus, p. p. of distringere. See {Distrain}, and cf. {Stress}.] 1. Extreme pain or… …
80abuse of office — piktnaudžiavimas tarnyba statusas Aprobuotas sritis valstybės tarnyba apibrėžtis Valstybės tarnautojo veika (veikimas ar neveikimas), kai tarnybinė padėtis naudojama arba ne tarnybos interesais, arba ne pagal įstatymus ar kitus teisės aktus, arba …
