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Discover LudwigThe phrase "abuse of procedures" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts where someone is misusing or taking advantage of established procedures or protocols, often in a negative or unethical manner.
Example: "The investigation revealed a clear abuse of procedures that compromised the integrity of the entire project."
Alternatives: "misuse of protocols" or "exploitation of processes".
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RMT general secretary Bob Crow said: "RMT will not tolerate the cavalier abuse of procedures, agreements and pay negotiations which has led to the complete breakdown of industrial relations on this vital section of the London transport operation.
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"Any suggestion the agency might do otherwise would be an abuse of procedure, which we would immediately challenge in court".
Jim Killock, from the Open Rights Group, said: "Laying 18 pages of clauses before the Lords to insert into an already complicated bill is an abuse of procedure.
"My client is outraged that the 17th chamber of the court has described this as an abuse of procedure as he was simply exercising judicial means available to him to request that his fundamental rights are respected".
At one point during last Monday's all-night session, Baron Trefgarne, a Conservative, drew gasps from other Lords when, saying he was fed up with the "abuse of the procedures of this house," set in motion a procedural tool to bring an end to debate on the amendment in question — the first time such a tool has been used in 40 years, and only the sixth or seventh time since 1900.
The Amici Curiae also argued that, since the FRY did not allow extradition of its citizens, the transfer of Milošević was an abuse of process because the internal procedures of the FRY had not been followed.
Jacob Rees-Mogg, a Tory rightwinger, said the "outrageous abuse of parliamentary procedures" and the "fundamentally underhand" tactics needed to be debated fully by backbenchers.
Fleischer explained that abuse of removals procedures is already occurring through the right to be forgotten ruling, saying that some professional journalists have asked Google to remove articles that they wrote for a publication that they no longer work for.
In a report released to Congress today, the inspector general recommended discipline against several managers of the overseas training programs in abuse of visa procedures, mishandling classified documents, traveling by business class without authorization and practicing favoritism in hiring and promotions.
Mr Miliband said: "I am not going to have abuse of membership procedures and parliamentary selections in my party, and that is very clear, and I want to be clear about that to the leadership of Unite the Union in particular".
The use of such a procedure amounted to an "abuse of process".
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