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
