Definitions
from The Century Dictionary.
- noun etc. See
offense , etc.
from the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English.
- noun See
offense .
from Wiktionary, Creative Commons Attribution/Share-Alike License.
- noun The act of
offending ; acrime orsin ; anaffront orinjury . - noun The state of being offended or
displeased ;anger ;displeasure . - noun team sports A
strategy andtactics employed when in position toscore ; contrasted withdefence . - noun team sports The portion of a
team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted withdefence .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
- noun a feeling of anger caused by being offended
- noun a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
- noun the action of attacking an enemy
- noun (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
Etymologies
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Examples
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The main offence is under s15A of the Theft Act 1968, a section repealed by the Fraud Act 2006.
McNulty Escapes With ‘A Talking To’ Shock! « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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The seriousness of the offence is always taken into account when a young person is sentenced to a DTO. on September 8, 2009 at 1: 32 pm inspectorgadget
Citizen Focus – meet the “customer”. « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Yes! and the offence is aggravated when you consider that it was someone else's folly.
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As for those in the other side of the equasion, no offence is implied or intended.
Of Shoes And Ships And Sealing Wax And Hoarding Stuff And Things | Her Bad Mother 2009
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While always setting the record straight, I make it clear that I know that no offence is intended and none is taken, and that I simply want all to be aware that we're Canadians, and not gringos.
A wedding and christening in rural Oaxaca: The mandate of tradition 2009
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The basis for the offence is ss. 142 (4) of the Highway Traffic Act,
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The purpose of this offence is to protect young people between 16 and 18 years of age.
Student-teacher love can be a serious crime in Canada : Law is Cool 2009
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But now that every offence is arrestable, and that (due to RIPA, it seems) an officer must arrest a member of the public before they can ask them any questions, any contact with the police leads to an entry in the DNA and fingerprint databases.
Police Need Intelligence Shock « POLICE INSPECTOR BLOG Inspector Gadget 2009
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Much more commonly, the Crown will proceed by way of summary conviction, in which case the offence is punishable by up to 18 months in jail.
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The need to avoid offence is now seen as overriding any concept of privacy.
Carol Thatcher, praying nurses and the abolition of private life 2009
oroboros commented on the word offence
Variant of offense.
August 15, 2008
bilby commented on the word offence
Please don't.
January 11, 2013
ruzuzu commented on the word offence
Ha.
January 11, 2013