to abuse a privilege

  • 1abuse a privilege — index infringe Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 2abuse of privilege — index infringement Burton s Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006 …

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  • 3abuse of privilege — See excess of privilege …

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  • 4abuse — [ə byo͞oz′; , ə byo͞os′] vt. abused, abusing [ME abusen < OFr abuser < L abusus, pp. of abuti, misuse < ab , away, from + uti, to use] 1. to use wrongly; misuse [to abuse a privilege] 2. a) to hurt by treating badly; mistreat b) to… …

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  • 5privilege — n. 1) to award, give, grant a privilege 2) to enjoy, exercise; have a privilege (to enjoy guest privileges) 3) to abuse a privilege 4) to revoke; suspend a privilege 5) a class; exclusive; special privilege 6) franking; guest; kitchen privileges… …

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  • 6abuse — I. noun Etymology: Middle English, from Middle French abus, from Latin abusus, from abuti to consume, from ab + uti to use Date: 15th century 1. a corrupt practice or custom 2. improper or excessive use or treatment ; misuse < drug abuse > < …

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  • 7Privilege escalation — is the act of exploiting a bug, design flaw or configuration oversight in an operating system or software application to gain elevated access to resources that are normally protected from an application or user. The result is that an application&#8230; …

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  • 8Privilege — • A permanent concession made by a legislator outside of the common law Catholic Encyclopedia. Kevin Knight. 2006. Privilege     Privilege      …

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  • 9Privilege of Competency —     Privilege of Competency     † Catholic Encyclopedia ► Privilege of Competency     (Lat. Privilegium Competentiœ)     (1) The competency of a cleric means his right to proper sustenance. When a parochial church has been incorporated with a&#8230; …

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  • 10privilege — noun 1 special right ADJECTIVE ▪ exclusive, special ▪ Club members have special privileges, like free use of the pool. ▪ class ▪ diplomatic ▪ …

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