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Discover LudwigThe phrase "abusive position" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is in a position of power or authority that they exploit in a harmful or damaging way.
Example: "The manager's abusive position led to a toxic work environment, causing many employees to leave."
Alternatives: "exploitative role" or "oppressive position".
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That is an abusive position that costs many people too much – either on their insurance premiums or their direct bills.
"This case and the system of lifelong male guardianship of women in Saudi Arabia shows that protecting a husband's dominant, even abusive, position in the family is far more important than his wife's wellbeing," said Suad Abu-Dayyeh.
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If your friend is in an abusive situation at home, or on drugs, tell someone in a position that can help them.
This economic disparity puts women in a vulnerable position because it renders them powerless and, in an abusive situation, complicates the process of leaving.
Prosecutors say Monsignor Lynn failed to stop the abuse; his lawyers argue that decisions to leave abusive priests in position were the responsibility of more senior church officials, including Cardinal Anthony J. Bevilacqua, who has since died.
Mr. Bush spoke in the White House Rose Garden on a day that photographs circulated around the globe showing American soldiers smiling, laughing and holding their thumbs up as naked Iraqi detainees were forced into sexually abusive and humiliating positions.
The chamber concluded that Blatter's actions ultimately demonstrated "an abusive execution of his position as president of FIFA".
As Americans, we seem to swing wildly from bland tolerance of injustice to the abrupt ejection of abusive men from their positions of authority and harsh final judgments.
The Fifa ethics committee found Blatter and Platini had demonstrated an "abusive execution" of their positions.
The committee said there was "not sufficient evidence" to establish the payment was a bribe, but both men demonstrated an "abusive execution" of their positions.
Referring to Bosco the Terminator, Anneke Van Woudenberg, senior researcher at Human Rights Watch said, "The UN needs to make it clear that if the Congolese government wants its continued military support, the army should remove abusive soldiers from command positions and its soldiers should stop attacking civilians".
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