noun ·Uncommon ·College level

Definitions

Noun

1. 1
   British, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense. countable, uncountable
2. 2
   a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right wordnet
3. 3
   the action of attacking an enemy wordnet
4. 4
   a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others wordnet
5. 5
   a feeling of anger caused by being offended wordnet

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6. 6
   the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score wordnet

Synonyms

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crimeinsultbreachderelictiondiscourtesydiscourtesy

Antonyms

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defensedefence

Example

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"The law prescribes certain penalties for this offence."

Related phrases

arrestable offencecognisable offencecognizable offenceself-offence

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