Sentence examples for abuse of official from inspiring English sources

It's not an abuse of official authority.

In Mr Perry's case, the charges are coercion and abuse of official capacity.

This week, a re-examination of old records by Northern Ireland's new, professionalized police force shed light on another disgraceful abuse of official power.

He was indicted by an Austin grand jury on Friday on felony counts of abuse of official capacity and coercion of a public servant.

Ultimately, Mr. Coleman's problems in Cochran County resulted in misdemeanor charges of theft and abuse of official position involving gasoline from county pumps that was not paid for.

The charges are coercion and abuse of official capacity; at issue, apparently, is the veto itself but also the veto threat.Yet understanding the context of the charges lends little clarity to the indictments.

Shanahan was cited by the league for "abuse of officials" in Washington's loss to Cincinnati.

Then Arnott received a holding penalty and a minor for abuse of officials.

Shanahan was cited for abuse of officials, whom he berated from the sidelines and confronted in a stadium tunnel after the game.

BASKETBALL National Basketball Association NBA--Fined Utah Jazz coach Jerry Sloan $7,500 for verbal abuse of officials and failing to leave the court in a timely fashion during a game against Philadelphia on Dec. 20.

A chance for a Devils comeback was damaged with 3 minutes 1 second remaining when they took a two-minute minor penalty for "abuse of officials".