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abusus (<<schwa>>-byoo-s<<schwa>>s), n. Civil law. The right to dispose of one’s property. [Blacks Law 8th]

abusive (<<schwa>>-byoo-siv), adj.1. Characterized by  wrongful or improper use <abusive discovery  tactics>.2.  (Of  a  person)  habitually  cruel,  malicious,  or  violent  <abusive  parent>.  — abusively,adv. [Blacks Law 8th]

abuser  (<<schwa>>-byoo-z<<schwa>>r),  n.1.  One  who  abuses  someone  or  something. 2.ABUSE(1). [Blacks Law 8th]

abuse-of-the-writ  doctrine.Criminal  procedure.  The  principle  that  a  petition  for  a  writ  of habeas  corpus  may  not raise  claims  that  should  have  been,  but  were  not, asserted  in  a  previous petition. Cf. SUCCESSIVE-WRIT DOCTRINE. [Cases: Habeas Corpus    896.] [Blacks Law 8th]

abuse of the elderly.See ABUSE. [Blacks Law 8th]

abuse-of-rights doctrine.Civil law. The principle that a person may be liable for harm caused by  doing  something  the  person  has  a  right to  do,  if  the  right is exercised  (1)  for  the  purpose  or primary motive of causing harm, (2) without a serious and legitimate interest that is deserving of judicial protection, (3) against moral…

abuse  of  rights.  1.Int’l  law.A  country’s  exercise  of  a  right  either  in  a  way  that  impedes  the enjoyment by other countries of their own rights or for a purpose different from that for which the right was created (e.g., to harm another country).2.Louisiana law. A person’s exercise of a right in an unneighborly spirit that,…

abuse  of  process.The  improper  and  tortious  use  of  a  legitimately  issued  court  process  to obtain a result that is either unlawful or beyond the process’s scope. — Also termed abuse of legal process; malicious abuse of process; malicious abuse of legal process; wrongful process; wrongful process of law. Cf. MALICIOUS PROSECUTION. [Cases: Process    168–171. C.J.S.…

abuse  of  discretion.  1.  An  adjudicator’s  failure  to  exercise  sound,  reasonable,  and  legal decision-making.  2.  An  appellate  court’s  standard  for  reviewing  a  decision  that  is asserted  to  be grossly  unsound,  unreasonable,  illegal,  or  unsupported  by  the  evidence.  See  DISCRETION. [Cases: Appeal and Error    946; Criminal Law    1147. C.J.S. Appeal and Error § 772.] [Blacks Law 8th]

abuse of discovery.See DISCOVERY ABUSE. [Blacks Law 8th]