The phrase "an abusive form" is correct and usable in written English.
It can be used to describe a type of behavior, action, or communication that is harmful or aggressive in nature.
Example: "The report highlighted an abusive form of communication that was prevalent in the workplace, leading to a toxic environment."
Alternatives: "a harmful type" or "an aggressive manner".
In the glory days of the Arab spring, the image of dictatorship as a corrupt, abusive form of rule was widely excoriated across the Middle East and in the west.
Malaysia occupies a strategically important position in global shipping routes, but its government has a long history of supporting some of the most abusive forms of human trafficking, earning it a spot on the State Department's official list of the worst abettors of modern slavery.
"In black areas in particular, assaults involved mortar attacks on villages, the destruction of civilian property, 'shoot-on-sight' incidents, and the placing of land mines in locations that indicate a clear intent to cause civilian casualties, among other abusive forms of conduct," the report reads.
In February, a cross-party group of MPs tried to get a domestic violence bill through the Commons that would have criminalised abusive forms of behaviour that are not currently offences, including coercive control.
At a House Financial Services Committee hearing last week on new rules intended to rein in abusive forms of payday lending, Scott couldn't seem to stop praising the industry, using language that sounded, well, bizarre.
He railed against injustice and abusive forms of power.
No student should be subjected to these abusive forms of discipline, but students with disabilities, who already face extra challenges, can be particularly vulnerable to physical or psychological harm from these punishments.
I'm not saying that the practices of those who exploit children or adults who enter into the life out of circumstance can or should be justified, but I think that it's important to recognize that not all exploitative sex work takes the form of an abusive pimp engaged in physical oppression.
A de-facto rule could also give an abusive lover a new weapon, in the form of a threatened lawsuit.
"If you get an abusive message, you can fill in an online form and make a complaint," she said.
