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offence

NOUN
  1. a feeling of anger caused by being offended
    he took offence at my question
  2. a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
  3. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
  4. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
  5. the action of attacking an enemy

How To Use offence In A Sentence

  • Public Prosecutor told the court that the offences of threatening and insulting a woman's modesty are bailable, so there is no need to grant anticipatory bail.
  • More serious motoring offences such as uninsured driving would carry a £10 surcharge.
  • So long as the defendant does not communicate his intention, he commits no offence.
  • If the borsholder could not find such a number to answer for their innocence, the decennary was compelled by fine to make satisfaction to the king, according to the degree of the offence. [ The History of England in Three Volumes, Vol.I., Part A. From the Britons of Early Times to King John
  • His offences came to light in January when the club's chairman telephoned him to ask why a £4,000 bill for printing the yearbook had not been paid.
  • She could walk without ever slipping on railroad tracks, across the tops offences, on swaying tree branches.
  • He suggested that tangling fishing gear should be made a criminal offence.
  • MPs said that the public had a right to know the identities of those convicted of the most serious offences. Times, Sunday Times
  • The maximum penalty for running grog into a restricted area is $1000 or six months for a first offence, and $2000 or 12 months for a second, plus forfeiture of the vehicle or aircraft.
  • She was arrested and charged with treason, a capital offence, but made no attempt to deny her actions. Times, Sunday Times
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