לדלג לתוכן הראשי

noun

abuse

CEFR B2

cruel or inhumane treatment

In a sentence

Three example sentences with abuse, each labelled with its topic.

  • The new statute lets inspectors close any kennel where abuse of the animals is found during an unannounced visit.

    Law

  • Reformers photographed the mill dormitories in 1908, and the images of casual abuse forced parliament to shorten the working day.

    History

  • The sanctuary takes in elephants rescued from abuse in the logging camps and gives them forty hectares of forest.

    Environment

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