offence

offence
(BrE) (AmE offense) noun
1 illegal act
ADJECTIVE
grave, heinous, major, serious
lesser, minor, petty, trivial
alleged
first
federal (AmE), statutory (BrE)
arrestable (BrE), bookable (in football/soccer) (BrE), capital, firing (AmE), impeachable (AmE), imprisonable (BrE), indictable (BrE), punishable, sackable (BrE)

The offence is punishable by up to three months' imprisonment.

criminal, disciplinary (BrE)
driving (BrE), political, sex, sexual, terrorist

Motorists may be fined on the spot for driving offences such as speeding.

felony (AmE)
non-violent (esp. AmE), violent
drug, drug-related
VERB + OFFENCE/OFFENSE
be, constitute
commit
PREPOSITION
offence against

offences against public decency

2 hurt feelings
VERB + OFFENCE/OFFENSE
cause, give
take
PREPOSITION
offence at

He takes offence at the slightest joke against him.

offence to

I didn't mean to give offence to anyone.

PHRASES
no offence, no offence intended, no offence meant

No offence intended, but are you sure your calculations are right?

3 (AmE) attacking players; attacking play
ADJECTIVE
opposing

the ability to disrupt opposing offences

balanced
VERB + OFFENSE
spark

The move didn't spark the offence as hoped.

initiate

competent passers who can initiate the offence

disrupt

their ability to disrupt the offence


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  • offence — BrE usually offense AmE noun 1 (C) an illegal action or a crime: Driving while drunk is a serious offence. | a parking offense (+ against): sexual offences against children | commit an offence (=do something that is an offence) | first offence… …   Longman dictionary of contemporary English

  • offence — of‧fence [əˈfens] , offense noun 1. [countable] LAW an illegal action or a crime: • The company was not aware that it was committing an offence. • It is an offence to sell alco …   Financial and business terms

  • offence — var of offense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. offence …   Law dictionary

  • Offence — Of*fence , n. See {Offense}. [1913 Webster] …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • offence — (n.) see OFFENSE (Cf. offense) …   Etymology dictionary

  • offence — (Brit.) of·fence || É™ fens n. attack; (Sports) side that pursues (rather than defends); misdeed; insult; state of being offended; transgression (also offense) …   English contemporary dictionary

  • offence — This is spelt ence in BrE, and offense in AmE …   Modern English usage

  • offence — (US offense) ► NOUN 1) an illegal act; a breach of a law or rule. 2) resentment or hurt. 3) the action of making a military attack. 4) N. Amer. the attacking team in a sport …   English terms dictionary

  • offence — [ə fens′] n. Brit. sp. of OFFENSE …   English World dictionary

  • offence — of|fence W3 BrE offense AmE [əˈfens] n 1.) an illegal action or a crime ▪ The possession of stolen property is a criminal offence. ▪ Punishment for a first offence is a fine. ▪ His solicitor said he committed the offence because he was heavily in …   Dictionary of contemporary English

  • offence */*/*/ — UK [əˈfens] / US noun Word forms offence : singular offence plural offences 1) [countable] a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment motoring/firearms/public order offences criminal offence: Killing these animals is a criminal… …   English dictionary

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