Sentences with phrase «forms of abuse of power»

As the jersey throwing was clearly a sign of displeasure with the team, we might question whether this can be reasonably regarded as a form of abuse of power by the Toronto Police.

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Julie has described a range of psychological abuses, legal abuses, abuses of power and position, breach of spiritual and tribal trust, psychic manipulation, numerous forms of sociopathic threats, physical harm, and conspiratorial behavior.

It may not be so much the form of socio - political structure that is of concern but whether that structure has matured into a form that balances its potential for abuse of power at both the top and the bottom.

While there is a certain amount of authority inherent within the pastoral position, it is, like any other form of power, easy to abuse, and while pastors are spiritual leaders, this does not make us immune to the lust for power, but to the contrary, often seems to amplify it.

It is another form of pastoral power abuse.

The myth gets it right: there is no doubt about the power of a child or that the misguided desire of adults to «get the better of a baby» leads to forms of abuse both subtle and vicious.

Holding onto that kind of mentality is never healthy, I agree, but there is no shame or lack of power with acknowledging that you have been a victim of some abuse or miscarriage of justice in any way shape or form.

Whatever form it takes, the abuse of power by a Christian leader, whether in a local church setting or by someone with an international platform enhanced by TV exposure, can have a deep and corrosive impact on the faith of individual believers.

The United Nations defines modern slavery, or human trafficking, thus: «the recruitment, transportation, transfer, harboring or receipt of persons, by means of the threat or use of force or other forms of coercion, of abduction, of fraud, of deception, of the abuse of power or of a position of vulnerability or of the giving or receiving of payments or benefits to achieve the consent of a person having control over another person, for the purpose of exploitation.

The state has a vital role to play in both ensuring that all companies that operate under its jurisdiction meet their social obligations (by, for example, taxing them on all revenue generated within a territory), while at the same time promoting forms of corporate governance that cement company independence as a means of protecting against the abuse of economic power.

In 2011, Attorney General Schneiderman and State Comptroller Tom DiNapoli formed «Operation Integrity,» a first - of - its - kind joint task force using the State Comptroller's power to refer cases involving the abuse of public funds to the Attorney General's office to investigate and prosecute public corruption.

Calling it «a conspiracy» and «a dangerous abuse of power» which «undermines our democratic form of government».

· Voices Against Violence (Scotland) Voices Against Violence is a group of eight young people with first - hand experience of domestic abuse and support services who formed a national independent group of recognised «young experts» to tell people in power what needs to change to improve the lives of children.

And in the world we live in today, we won't tolerate abuse of power and position in any form from anyone.»

Vacco thinks the hearing is a form of harassment or abuse of power.

I, Tonya, on the other hand, feels like it belongs to the current moment, exploring as it does hidden abuses of power, the links between various forms of toxic masculinity, and the messiness of victimhood.

All of which forms a narrative of the black power movement from hope to resistance to persecution to repression to defeat, symbolized in epidemic drug abuse.

Both films take the form of curdled dark comedies about raging misanthropes who abuse their positions of authority — or at least their power over small children, since drunken mall Santas and Chicago's public - school teachers both lack real power — to engage in criminal schemes.

It is a form of aggression, involving the abuse of power in relationships.

If we look at the parallels to other forms of power - based abuse (for example, sexual harassment, and spouse abuse), we see that society first tried to deny that there was a problem, then focused on changing the behavior of the target.

Concept and reality, hope and melancholy, belief in the new and the reality of the abuse of power — this exhibition poignantly places the two positions in parallel, examining at the same time the forms of conceptual art.

Jenny Holzer Jenny Holzer is best known for artworks that take the form of short, barbed statements, such as «Protect me from what I want,» or «Abuse of power comes as no surprise.»

With this series, Attukwei Clottey addresses the issues of abuse of power amongst the political elite, more specifically how sex is traded as a form of currency and means of control.

Between abstraction and figuration, bright colours and greyscale, bold lines and airy forms, Nina Chanel Abney's paintings capture the energy and the tensions that underpin our era of undifferentiated streams of true and false information, abuses of power and questions of gender and identity.

In response to this extraction and abuse, Kentuckians for the Commonwealth formed to lead Kentucky in a transition away from an economy dominated by coal, anchoring the work of the Our Power Campaign throughout the Bluegrass State.

Older Adults and the Law: A discussion of many areas of the law as it relates to seniors: powers of attorney; guardianship; financial and other forms of abuse; and estate planning.

In the fall of 2015, eight officers from the Sûreté du Québec were suspended as a result of 14 allegations of abuse of power, sexual assault and other forms of assault against Indigenous women.

However, mediation is completely inappropriate where there is any form of power imbalance or a history of abuse between the parties.

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Having a knowledgeable attorney draw up the form ensures you use the right type of power of attorney, understand exactly how it can be used, and know what could happen if someone abuses your trust.

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