The phrase "abusing officials" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used in contexts discussing misconduct or inappropriate behavior towards individuals in positions of authority or governance.
Example: "The investigation revealed that the protesters were accused of abusing officials during the demonstration."
Alternatives: "mistreating officials" or "harassing officials".
"It's been, all in all, a crap night," said Ince after only his second game back prowling the technical area following a five-match stadium ban for abusing officials.
Shortly after his return, he was suspended for three games and fined an undisclosed amount by the league for abusing officials during a game on October 24 against the Greensboro Generals.
Fined Cleveland coach John Lucas $7,500 for verbally abusing officials and refusing to leave the court in a timely manner after a Jan . 11game against Seattle.
Women's National Basketball Association WNBA--Fined Phoenix coach John Shumate $1,000 for verbally abusing officials after an Aug. 8 game, and Washington F Chamique Holdsclaw $250 for comments regarding officiating following an Aug. 9 game.
It accused the coalition yesterday of seeking to undermine its general secretary, Dave Prentis, and of abusing officials of the Iraqi Federation of Trade Unions because the federation wants the US-led forces to stay in place at least until the Iraqi elections in January.
Fognini was fined £16,000 for abusing official Wayne McEwen, damaging the court and making an obscene gesture during his victory over Alex Kuznetsov.
The two older boys will be charged in juvenile court with sexual abuse, officials said.
The antidote for such abuse, officials say, is to demand multiple sources of information, with multiple sources of confirmation, before making taking action.
The Costa Rican authorities moved today to seize an American-owned behavior-modification academy for children after hearing allegations of physical and emotional abuse, officials said.
The patients were slow to report the abuse, officials said, because a trust in doctors' authority dampened their suspicions of the exams even though neither of their surgeries had involved gynecological maladies.
How many of the city's 32,000 methadone patients are on public assistance is unknown, though their numbers are believed to be high; only 20percentt of the city's methadone patients are employed, state substance abuse officials say.
