Abuse of power or abuse of authority, in the form of "malfeasance in office" or "official misconduct", is the commission of an unlawful act, done in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties. 
Abuse of Power /2
A misuse of power by someone in a position of authority who can use the leverage they have to oppress persons in an inferior position or to induce them to commit a wrongful act.
A misuse of power by someone in a position of authority who can use the leverage they have to oppress persons in an inferior position or to induce them to commit a wrongful act.
Abuse Of Power /3
Improper use of authority by someone who has that authority because he or she holds a public office.
Improper use of authority by someone who has that authority because he or she holds a public office.
Abuse Of Power /4
Edmund Burke “were crimes, not against forms, but against those eternal laws of justice, which are our rule and our birthright: his offenses are not in formal, technical language, but in reality, in substance and effect, High Crimes and High Misdemeanors.”
Edmund Burke “were crimes, not against forms, but against those eternal laws of justice, which are our rule and our birthright: his offenses are not in formal, technical language, but in reality, in substance and effect, High Crimes and High Misdemeanors.”
Abuse Of Power /5
Abuse of power..any unlawful act which is done by a person in an official capacity &which may have an (often negative) impact on the performance of an organization—also explained as using official power..for achieving something of personal level.
Abuse of power..any unlawful act which is done by a person in an official capacity &which may have an (often negative) impact on the performance of an organization—also explained as using official power..for achieving something of personal level.
Abuse Of Power
—misappropriating government funds, appointing unfit subordinates, not prosecuting cases, not spending money allocated by Parliament, promoting themselves ahead of more deserving candidates, threatening a grand jury, disobeying an order from Parliament..
—misappropriating government funds, appointing unfit subordinates, not prosecuting cases, not spending money allocated by Parliament, promoting themselves ahead of more deserving candidates, threatening a grand jury, disobeying an order from Parliament..
