Originally Posted by Poppinjay

No, when an entity is given control over a form of governance and they commit improper activities, that is abuse of that governance. These terms are reserved for situations like this. Just like if some jerk knocks his wife around, he won't be arrested for assault, in almost every community in America, he will be arrested for spousal abuse or whatever the local folks have come up with to make that kind of thing more punitive.

They used the act to open the door, then they put their muddy boots up on the table and started drinking the milk straight from the jug.