The phrase "abuse of functions" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing misuse or improper use of certain functions, often in programming or organizational behavior.
Example: "The investigation revealed a clear abuse of functions within the software, leading to significant security vulnerabilities."
Alternatives: "misuse of functions" or "improper use of functions".
Deceit by an attorney may be punished as a contempt if the deceit is an abuse of the functions of his office (Bowles v. United States (C.C.A). 50 F.(2d) 851, 851; United States v. Ford (D.C). 9 F. (2d) 990), and that apart from its punishable quality if it had been the act of some one else.
Making these audits political or using this as a tactic to harass political opponents is an abuse of this function, but the function itself is still important for our revenue collecting system to be effective.
So filibusters on nominations are an abuse of our function under the Constitution to advise and consent".
The majority exaggerates when it claims that the "inexcusable neglect" formulation — which this Court has never applied in an abuse-of-the-writ decision — functions as an independent standard for evaluating a petitioner's failure to raise a claim in a previous habeas application.
His persistent illegal actions, for months pointed out by the courts, led legally designated court officials to find him guilty of treason, abuse of authority, usurpation of functions and acting against the established form of government.
Nor can it plausibly be argued that we perceive in this case serious issues as to whether respondent was in fact likely innocent of the crime for which he was convicted or whether he was subjected to an intolerable abuse of the prosecutorial function that rendered his trial fundamentally unfair.
It's also where I denounced the Commission's process and direction on net neutrality regulations, particularly its abuse of the forbearance function.
Where appropriate, outcome measures may include, in addition to measures of substance abuse, other measures of functioning (e.g., behavioral, social, etc).
A lot of other studies observed that there is a strong relation between abuse of substances and executive functions especially cognitive flexibility and attention.
Another matter of concern was the abuse of the library for any function the council saw fit.
Data on depression and posttraumatic stress disorder symptoms would be able to inform us on the potential differences in the severity of the impact of the sexual abuse on psychological functioning but unfortunately we did not collect such data in both studies.
