The phrase "act of misuse" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe an instance or action where something is used improperly or inappropriately.
Example: "The act of misuse of company resources can lead to serious consequences for employees."
Alternatives: "misuse incident" or "instance of misuse".
Led by the Democratic Senator Patrick Leahy, of Vermont, and the G.O.P. Representative Jim Sensenbrenner, of Wisconsin, a bipartisan effort emerged to rein in the N.S.A., which Sensenbrenner, one of the original authors of Patriot Act, accused of misusing and overstepping the powers that Congress had granted to it.
Umar and his senate identified this act as misuse of state treasure, though not as punishing as to lose one's office, but in case of Khalid this was the excuse what Umar apparently needed.
The Pre-natal Diagnostic Techniques (Regulation and Prevention of Misuse) (PNDT) Act that made antenatal sex determination and sex selective abortion illegal, was passed in 1994.
The two were arrested on Thursday by the Dyfed-Powys Police Service in Wales and charged with violating the Computer Misuse Act of 1990.
For example, Britain's Computer Misuse Act of 1990 not only criminalizes unauthorized access, it contains a provision that explicitly extends jurisdiction to persons committing such offenses irrespective of where they were located when conducting the attack.
They also suggested that pharmacies that dispensed a higher proportion of Misuse of Drugs Act (MDA) prescriptions (instalment prescriptions used in the treatment of substance misuse) would have a lower proportion of eligible items compared to those who did not.
In the UK, the Regulation of Investigatory Powers Act and Terroism Act of 2000, have been misused to cull journalists' notes and call records in order to identify confidential and off-the-record sources; sources that constitute the backbone of public service investigative reporting.
Absent extraordinary circumstances that might justify it, a public communication about a pending F.B.I. investigation involving a candidate that is made on the eve of an election is thus very likely to be a violation of the Hatch Act and a misuse of an official position.
Under the Road Traffic Act, misuse of a Blue Badge is a criminal offence carrying a maximum fine of £1,000.
A: The Misuse of Drugs Act of 1971 divided "controlled drugs" into three levels of seriousness.
