refers to the use or treatment of something (a person, item, substance, concept, or vocabulary) that is seen as harmful. The term can be used for anything ranging from the misuse of a piece of equipment to the severe maltreatment of a person.
Several types of abuse include:
- Spiritual Abuse : abusive or aberrational practices identified in the behavior and teachings of some churches, spiritual and religious organizations and groups.
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- Physical Abuse : Where one person inflicts physical violence or pain on another.
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- al or Psychological coercion to compel another to do something they do not want, or is not in their best interests; or when one person manipulates another's emotional or psychological state for their own ends (see Battered Person Syndrome ), or commits psychological aggression using ostensibly non-violent methods to inflict mental or emotional violence or pain on another.
- or other substances, usually a form of Addiction . Law Enforcement officials, among others, often define Drug Abuse as "any" use of illegal drugs, whether or not use is actually harmful to the user or to anyone else.
- Child Abuse : Abuse, usually physical, emotional or sexual, directed at a child.
- Spousal Abuse (or Domestic Violence ): Abuse, usually physical, or psychological abuse, directed at one's spouse.
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- Animal Abuse : Abuse or cruelty directed at animals.
- Legal abuse: Vexatious Litigation or Malicious Prosecution to retaliate, coerce, or emotionally/financially harm a person.
- Internet abuse includes a wide range of inappropriate online behavior, such as Unsolicited Promotional Email , Intrusion Attempts , and Phishing .
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