The phrase "abuse means" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used when defining or explaining the term "abuse" in a specific context.
Example: "In this report, we will clarify what abuse means in the context of workplace harassment."
Alternatives: "abuse refers to" or "abuse is defined as".
"AU" means alternate universe, "Abuse" means that one of the main characters either is abused or abuse is going to be involved, "hurt-comfort" means that one of the characters is hurt and is going to be comforted, or is going to be hurt and comforted.
But the scale and magnitude of the problem of child sexual abuse means there is no easy fix.
The attitude that victims, particularly children, are complicit in their own abuse means that there will be more and more stories like hers, Angela said.
The D.E.A. said the relative newness of fentanyl abuse means that law enforcement officials are seeing the early indications of the trend on the ground.
"A life of microwave meals and alcohol abuse means liver problems our health infrastructure just doesn't have the resources to cope with.
A Rangers player says that sectarian abuse means he changes his phone number every week, and a Celtic player, Neil Lennon, quit his national team (Northern Ireland) because of death threats.Concern had been rising already.
Emotional abuse meant exposure to behaviour such as harshness and name-calling from parents.
Last month, the United Nations published a damning independent investigation that said poor enforcement of policies in place to deter and report abuse meant that "the credibility of the UN and peacekeeping operations are in jeopardy".
He added that continuing internet abuse meant: "You open the door to MI5 to take a role that we wouldn't know about and wouldn't be able to identify".
Their widespread abuse meant the harms they caused were second only to alcohol, and were significantly greater than harm caused by illicit drugs, Associate Professor Nicholas Lintzeris, who is director of drug and alcohol services at South Eastern Sydney local health district, said.
BBC director general Tony Hall said the decision had not been taken lightly but the physical violence and prolonged verbal abuse meant Clarkson had crossed a line.
