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Discover LudwigThe phrase "abusive questioning" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a situation where someone is subjected to harsh, aggressive, or harmful questioning, often in a context of interrogation or criticism.
Example: "The interviewer's abusive questioning left the candidate feeling anxious and overwhelmed."
Alternatives: "harsh interrogation" or "aggressive questioning".
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WASHINGTON — A new Justice Department report praises the refusal of F.B.I. agents to take part in the military's abusive questioning of prisoners in Guantánamo Bay, Iraq and Afghanistan, but it also finds fault with the bureau's slow response to complaints about the tactics from its own agents, people with knowledge of the still-secret report said.
The group says a call for an end to "intimidation, harassment, racial profiling, abusive questioning" hasn't been addressed.
Even though Republican Congressional Majority Leader Kevin McCarthy had already admitted the purpose of Representative Gowdy's Benghazi committee was not to ascertain the facts and prevent further security breaches at our embassies but rather to drive down presidential candidate Hillary Clinton's poll numbers, it still came as a shock to witness the Republican's abusive questioning of Clinton.
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The 20th hijacker: The best-documented case of an abusive interrogation at Guantánamo was the coercive questioning, in late 2002 and early 2003, of Mohammed Qahtani.
Among the findings in the files: The 20th hijacker: The best-documented case of an abusive interrogation at Guantánamo was the coercive questioning, in late 2002 and early 2003, of Mohammed Qahtani.
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China's record on its reatment of prisoners came under intense scrutiny on Friday, with members of the United Nations Committee Against Torture questioning the way the government carried out laws barring abusive practices.
The captain of one of the Navy's premier warships has been relieved of command after an investigation found that he routinely used foul and abusive language toward crew members and engaged in inappropriate touching and questioning of women.
Defense attorney Kirk Nurmi has been leading his client through a line of questioning to prove to the jury that his client was the victim of an emotionally abusive, controlling boyfriend who subjected her to his every whim.
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