deceive, abuse, abusive, forced

Section title for James Branch Cabell's "The Silver Stallion" (1928 edition), by Frank C. Papé.

Some Wall Street firms marketed allegedly abusive deals that helped foreign hedge-fund investors avoid U.S. taxes, a probe found.



Bear Stearns and its mortgage servicing unit agreed to pay $28 million to settle federal charges it had deceived subprime borrowers and had engaged in abusive loan practices before the investment bank's collapse.

Mundus vult decipi, ergo decipiatur, 

a Latin phrase, means "The world wants to be deceived, so let it be deceived." Attributions edit.

China Investigates Forced Child Labor

By DAVID BARBOZA

Published: May 1, 2008

SHANGHAI — China said Wednesday that it had broken up a child labor ring that forced children from poor, inland areas to work in booming coastal cities, acknowledging that severe labor abuses extended into the heart of its export economy.

forced
adjective
1 done against your wishes:
forced repatriation

2 describes an action which is done because it is suddenly made necessary by a new and usually unexpected situation:
The aeroplane had to make a forced landing because one of the engines cut out.

3 describes laughter, a smile or an emotion which is produced with effort and is not sincerely felt:
She tried hard to smile but suspected that it looked forced.

• ring (CIRCLE)

abuse (BEHAVIOUR) 
verb [T]
to use or treat someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to your own advantage:
She is continually abusing her position/authority by getting other people to do things for her.
I never expected that he would abuse the trust I placed in him.
Several of the children had been sexually/physically/emotionally abused.

abuse C or U]
when someone uses or treats someone or something wrongly or badly, especially in a way that is to their own advantage:
an abuse (= wrong use) of privilege/power/someone's kindness
sexual/physical/mental abuse (= bad treatment)
She claimed to have been a victim of child abuse (= the treatment of children in a bad, esp. sexual, way).
Drug and alcohol abuse (= Using these substances in a bad way) contributed to his early death.

abuser
noun [C]
someone who abuses someone or something:
a child abuser
a drug/solvent abuser

abuse (SPEECH)
verb [T]
to speak to someone rudely or cruelly:
The crowd started abusing him after he failed to save a goal.

abuse s
noun [U]
rude and offensive words said to another person:
He had apparently experienced a lot of verbal abuse from his co-workers.
He hurled (a stream/torrent of) abuse at her (= He said a lot of rude and offensive things to her).
'Idiot!' is a mild term of abuse (= an insulting expression).

abusive
adjective
using rude and offensive words:
an abusive letter/telephone call
He was apparently abusive to the flight attendants because they refused to serve him alcohol.

abusive

(ə-byū'sĭv, -zĭv)

adj.

1. Characterized by improper or wrongful use: abusive utilization of public funds.
2. Using or containing insulting or coarse language: finally reprimanded the abusive colleague.
3. Causing physical injury to another: abusive punishment.
4. Relating to or practicing sexual abuse.

abusively a·bu'sive·ly adv.
abusiveness a·bu'sive·ness n.

a・bu・sive

━━ a. 口ぎたない; 濫用の.
a・bu・sive・ly　ad.
a・bu・sive・ness　n.