Sentence examples for oppressive or abusive from inspiring English sources

Beyond condoning or condemning the legalities of these acts, one must consider them as a natural response within society when people feel that the powers of their government are becoming oppressive or abusive.

In contexts where men control access to land and have privileged access to scarce employment opportunities, uneducated and unskilled women would be destitute without the economic support of men who may be oppressive or abusive [ 15, 45].

The Army defines hazing as conduct whereby a service member causes another service member "to suffer or be exposed to an activity that is cruel, abusive, oppressive or harmful".

The girl is a little older in that film, but she's still trapped with a mother who is completely crazy and oppressive and abusive.

One notable upshot has been the rehabilitation of Leopold Mozart, who has long loomed over his son's biography as an oppressive, even abusive, figure.

No foul or abusive langue.

"It's not horrid or abusive.

It requires acknowledging oneself as either powerless or abusive.

bashful (adj)., "being harsh or abusive toward someone" (K. Gray).

He also admitted behaving in a threatening or abusive manner.

Notoriously, the system does not prevent negligent or abusive childminders.