The phrase "abused powers" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone has misused or exploited their authority or influence.
Example: "The politician faced backlash for the alleged abused powers during his time in office."
Alternatives: "misused authority" or "exploited power".
The ridiculous, heavy handed and easily abused powers brought in by the last Labour regime trampled over centuries of British tradition and liberty.
The F.B.I. under his stewardship abused powers it was given after the 9/11 terrorist attacks in the name of enhanced national security.
"Last night Special Branch and Counter-Terror units abused powers under section 7 of the Terrorism Act 2000 to hold up one of our teams as we attempted to return to the UK from working in the camp in Calais.
Charles Yochim Yonkers, Oct. 12, 2008 To the Editor: Re "Alaska Inquiry Concludes Palin Abused Powers" (front page, Oct. 11): In the vice-presidential debate, Gov. Sarah Palin framed herself as a Washington outsider, a "hockey mom," just one of us regular folk.
And then expanding on that — how have people used power and abused power?
Like a companion piece to Cevin Soling's provocative 2009 documentary, "The War on Kids," this new investigation reveals the heartbreaking consequences of abused power.
"Because of 100 people that abused power, the whole country has been asked to pay," she said angrily, drawing on another cigarette, referring to Greece's many financial scandals.
Representative Jerrold Nadler of New York, the chairman of the House Judiciary Committee, which is investigating whether Mr. Trump obstructed justice or abused power, promptly said he would call Mr. Barr to explain "very concerning discrepancies" in a hearing before his committee.
Kong Qingdong, a high-profile leftwinger, wrote on his microblog that in light of the judgment he urged the trial of all officials who were corrupt or abused power.
We have turned citizen against citizen in the name of racial bias, in the name of abused power and police brutality.
It would have enormous and easily-abused power.
