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People have been known to be arrested for verbal abuse... but that may be due to being aimed at the police. Verbal basically means speaking, so it depends what is said through the verbal use. E.g. bad language aimed at some,

name calling these can be classed as verbal abuse

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They can both be bad.Its like chewing tobacco and smoking tabcco, They both cause cancer one just does it quicker and in a different part of the body.Death can occur from either abuse, physical abuse just causes it faster.

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Verbal abuse at work is: Someone swearing at you constantly; telling you that you may lose your job or could be fired at any time; saying sexual comments to an employee.

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