Sentence examples for misused their authority from inspiring English sources

The court allowed Mr. Glik's suit to go forward because it found that the officers misused their authority in arresting him.

But Mr. Allen said that despite the good intentions, "the increase in impoundments for driving without a license creates the perception that the police are misusing their authority in order to generate revenues".

This belief stems from Europe's lingering fear, bred during the second world war, that dictatorial governments may re-emerge and misuse their authority to monitor citizens.However, the directive requires that member nations establish government-operated information authorities to oversee the personal data of all citizens.

"We all know those in authority can and often do misuse their authority to intimidate or bully others in employment or those who approach them for goods and services," said Lord Singh.

What we would like -- and what we need -- is to weed out corrupt police officers that misuse their authority.

Pakistan's civilian government is too fragile to end the flagrant impunity enjoyed by the members of the powerful military who misuse their authority and apply torturous tactics against politically active dissenting civilians.

Since the many allegations against Harvey Weinstein, men from all walks of life are finally having to face up to the ways in which they abuse and misuse their authority, the ways in which they assault, harass and belittle women.

for plotting the failed murder attempt because he had extensively covered the conflict in Balochistan and provided airtime to perspectives that criticized the army for misusing their official authority against the civilians.

He was regarded as a difficult prisoner for complaining when he perceived the authorities were misusing their power.

Another problem, in the ECJ's view, is the directive's failure to "lay down any objective criterion" to ensure that national authorities do not misuse their ability to access to citizens' personal comms data for overreaching data-fishing expeditions.

They -- they shouldn't misuse their bench.