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Offending

//əˈfɛndɪŋ// adj, noun, verb

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Adjective
  1. 1
    Responsible; to be blamed. not-comparable

    "Something in the fridge smelled terrible. The offending article was soon identified and removed."

Adjective
  1. 1
    offending against or breaking a law or rule wordnet
Noun
  1. 1
    The act of committing an offence.

    "There are, besides, other corporations and individuals more or less connected in the activities of the other defendants, that are alleged to be instruments or accomplices in their activities and offendings[…]"

Verb
  1. 1
    present participle and gerund of offend form-of, gerund, participle, present

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