Certain forms of argument from self-evidence are considered fallacious or abusive in debate.

The firm said that in the first half of 2002 it had stopped selling shelters that the I.R.S. considered abusive.

Mr. Hoge has made it clear from the start that he hoped to isolate the unions he considered most abusive.

The expression is also used figuratively in to describe anything which is considered abusive, overly hurtful, or plainly unfair.

The Cloyne diocese commented that the 11 priests considered abusive in recent decades worked among 415 priests about whom no complaints were made.

But agents struggled with what they could complain about, believing that, in some cases, tactics they considered harsh or abusive had high-level approval.

It is generally considered abusive to use it for spanking children in modern times.

Bockrath said he simply would not tolerate behavior by a coach that could be considered abusive.

The device is controversial in some circles where its use considered abusive.

Some events themselves are also considered so abusive that they are banned in many countries.