The phrase "abuse was defined as" is correct and usable in written English.
You can use it when explaining or clarifying the meaning of abuse in a specific context, such as legal, psychological, or social discussions.
Example: "In the context of this study, abuse was defined as any action that causes physical or emotional harm to another individual."
Alternatives: "abuse is characterized as" or "abuse is described as".
Mr. Sakaue tried to pin down the officials, saying that if someone with "a certain amount of authority over children" acts to force "a child to have sexual activities, wouldn't that be considered child abuse?" In response, a Welfare Ministry official said that according to agency guidelines child abuse was defined as acts performed by parents or guardians.
Risk for recent alcohol abuse was defined as answering "yes" to two or more CAGE questions [14] and reporting alcohol use in the previous year.
Alcohol abuse was defined as consumption of 300 g absolute alcohol per week or a known social or medical problem due to alcohol use.
Childhood sexual abuse was defined as incidences of sexual violence experienced before the age of 18, and was assessed by self-report as described in [42].
Tobacco abuse was defined as any self-reported tobacco use.
Alcohol abuse was defined as patient-reported alcoholism or disclosure of excessive alcohol use.
When a victim is younger than 11, sexual abuse is defined as any kind of sexual contact and is a felony.
Confirmed sexual abuse is defined as abuse that has been demonstrated by police and/or affirmed by the chief perpetrator.
Substance abuse is defined as continued drug use despite interpersonal problems, legal problems, failure to fulfill obligations, or physically hazardous situations.
Abuse is defined as "any intentional, nontherapeutic use of a drug product or substance, even once, for the purpose of achieving a desirable psychological or physiological effect".
30 31 Women who answered 'yes' to at least one of the adult abuse questions, that is, past or recent adult abuse, were defined as having suffered from any adult abuse.
