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1 Abuse of Power: A Staff Report of the Codes Committee of the New York State Assembly 1976

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SPi FN 111 i I ant scarce - - abun-dant-ly a
   abundant year n RI UCl 'iAar
   'abuse \-'bytiz\ vi abused; abus-ing [ML abuwn. fr. MF abuser,
   fr. L abuiu.. pp. of abuti, fr. ab- + ut; to use --- more at US'br-] 1
   :  to attack in words • RItI. 11* 2 ob : 1* - vi 3 : to put to a
   wrong oi improper use <- a privilege,- 4 : to use so as to injure
   or dama;e : MAIIRFA! <-- a dog>     - abus-able \-*byU-za-bal\
   adj- abus-er n
   2abuse \z -'hyias\ n  1   a corrupt practice or custom  2
   improper use or treatment  M isksi. <drug > 3 obs : a deveitful
   act :)1 (l.I'Ii()N 4 abusive language 5  physical maltreatment
     Syn ABI:Si. VITIUPIRAI ION. INVl(1iVI  ( XIRLtc  Y, . S .RRIi ilY. BIIL-
     IN(JAil- vhured meani ng element : vehemently expre-,, ed con-
     de~mnation or disapproval ant adulation
   abu-sive \abyii-siv,. -ziv\ adj 1 : characterized by wrong or








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     'pow-er \Vpau(-;))r\, n. often attrib [ME, fr. OF poeir, fr. poei'r to be
     able, fr. (assumed) 1. po)tert to be powerful -- more at P,¢rENr'] 1
     a : possession of control, authority, or influence over others b
     : one having such power, specif: a sovereign state c : a control-
     ling group : F SI AIA'IV IS~~ -- often used in the phrase the powers
     that be d archai'c : a force of armed men e chiefly dial : a large
     number or quantity 2 a (I) : ability to act or produce an effect
     (2) : ability to get extra-base his(3• capacity frbeingace
     upon or undergoing an effect b : legal or official authority,
     capacity, ot right 3 a : physical might b : mental or moral
     efficacy c : political control or influence 4 : an angel of the
     fourth lowest rank in the Dionys ian hierarchy 5 a: the number
     of times as indicated by an exponent that a number occurs as a
     factor in a product, als  : te product itself b : CARDINAL.
     NI MBFR 2 6 a a source or nieans of supplying energy; esp
     is done or energy emitted or, transferredc 7 : MAW.NIFICA iio~q 2bl 8-'RL- bM~ lv)~  h  iert  twihwr
     : sc. (' c)i.int\,;ivi Fss, 9 : i he probability of rejecting the
     null hypothesis in a O.M lstical test when a particular alternative
     hypothesis happens to be titic
     syn PO'WUR, FA,' I 1Y I I. NC'IliN shured meaning element : abilitty
     of a living being to perform ill a given way or capacity l,,n a
     particular kind of performan1ce
     power vt : to .supply with power and esp. mtive powe

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