Sentence examples for gave abuse from inspiring English sources

By the time Maranhão's story came out, Brazil's statute of limitations on sexual abuse had expired: The law gave abuse victims 16 years to initiate legal proceedings, but once a victim turned 18, they had only six months to file the complaint.

They're only young lads and they give abuse back.

In any sport what you cannot do is give abuse to the referee essentially.

If anything, Twitter has erred on the side of giving abuse and vitriol an overly generous sounding board.

The speed of this verdict, said Dr. Richard Gartner, a past president of Male Survivor, a national organization on male sexual victimization, and the author of "Beyond Betrayal: Taking Charge of Your Life After Boyhood Sexual Abuse," can give abuse victims "hope that coming forward will result in justice rather than humiliation".

But Wilshere, who received a two-match ban for making a rude and offensive hand gesture to Manchester City fans – after he claimed they were making offensive chants about his children – has defended his international and club teammate, and stressed that if fans are going to give abuse they must be able to take it back.

Even at my beloved Liverpool, a club whose supporters used to be a bit more knowledgable about the game, Lucas Leiva is given abuse despite being expert at receiving the ball, controlling it properly and passing it to another red shirt.

This is what happens when we give abuse a pass.

There have been 18 lawsuits filed against members of the Minnesota Catholic clergy since May, when state law was changed to give abuse victims a three-year window to bring lawsuits that were previously barred by a statute of limitations.

The meaning they gave the abuse (the beliefs they formed) was that they were damaged goods, that men couldn't be trusted, that life was dangerous, etc.

Given their abuse of our trust, they must be held to account.