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abuse of power

commission of an unlawful act in an official capacity, which affects the performance of official duties
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abuse of power

Summary

abuse of power ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (440 views/month).[1]

Key Facts

  • abuse of power is a type of malfeasance in office[2].
  • abuse of power is a type of corruption[3].
  • abuse of power is a type of crime[4].
  • abuse of power is a type of abuse[5].
  • abuse of power is a type of social exploitation[6].
  • abuse of power's Commons category is recorded as Abuse of power[7].

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Definition and Type

Recorded subclass of include malfeasance in office[2], corruption[3], crime[4], abuse[5], and social exploitation[6].

Why It Matters

abuse of power ranks in the top 2% of general entities by monthly Wikipedia readership (440 views/month).[1] It has Wikipedia articles in 19 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[8] It is known by 24 alternative names across languages and contexts.[9]

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Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [8] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [9] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 26d ago · Twofivesixbot bot · 2026-05-28 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    Subclass of → —
    Subclass of → malfeasance in office, corruption, crime +2
    Aliases → —
    "/* wbsetclaim-update-qualifiers:1||1|2 */ [[Property:P8189]]: 987007560831005171, mv to monolingual text names on J9U statements"
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