Pretty much every school specialization can be played up for villainy, especially Necromancers and Enchanters.
But what sort of mayhem could Abjurers cause? All I've got is putting Arcane Locks on all the doors while the townsfolk sleep.
Dispelling all sorts of helpful spells. Obscure Object on something useful. Explosive Runes in legal documents. Fire Trap. Siphon Magic. Wreath of Blades and walk through a crowded zone. Antimagic Field. Magnetic Field. Prismatic Wall in the city square.
Play up the evil lawyer angle.
"I assure you, it was not my intention that all those innocents died by explosion when they read the road sign leading up to my mansion. But it was my property, and they were the ones who read it, so really aren't they the ones at fault here? Certainly not me, a fine upstanding member of the community!"
"That's a wonderful spell your friend cast on you. Be a real shame if someone was to come along and dispel it..."
and off the top of my head:
Peacebond the enemy's weapon
Arcane lock the only exit out of a burning building
Curse of Magic Negation on the town's magical healers during an epidemic
Fire Trap an orphanage for blind orphans
Covetous Aura in a location a lot of people receive healing magic
Unbreakable Construct on a rampaging flesh golem
repulsion on the city's water supply
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Abjuration is the magic of wards and prevention. I can think of quite a few villain ideas for this.
The abjurer who wants to defend his nation, no matter what, so he develops increasingly ridiculous magical defenses and wards.
The scold: He keeps showing up to prevent other people from doing things he finds distasteful.
The interrogator: You and I are here. Your friends won't find you, and well, I know there are magical methods of discovering things but I prefer a more hands on approach. Don't worry, when we don't need to..interact, I'll just sequester you somewhere..its like falling asleep.
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The abjurer could be the one putting the defenses for a city or nation and then putting them down when people comes to attack, in order to bribe a city for more money.
A group of evil abjurers could be a magical police in a nation, teleporting and neutralizing spellcasters and various threats to their cities.
Don't forget thassilonian magic/sin magic with Abjuration as well. Evil Abjurers with the sin of Envy, focuses on suppressing other people, they could be excellent evil policemen/military.