offense
351
3.3
- noun
- /əˈfɛns/
- US
:
delito
- This is a serious offense that could result in jail time.
- commit an offense
- a serious offense
- a criminal offense
He said that's an offence against people.
- He said that's an offence against people.
- I get charged with the actual offence in November.
- Nine of them have had been in for sexual offences, mainly rape.
- That means an offence that that can be tried at Crown Court.
- But because it's the same offense, they concur the sentences.
- And you might just be there for like a driving offence, you know, just yes, you know, right.
- This is a white collar, nonviolent offense.
- Only Louisiana has sentenced anyone to death for this offense.
- What if you're a person who counts up the offenses of others?
Examples
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Otis Blake arrested a year ago for a minor drug offense.
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Robbing a bank is a federal offense.
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Participants were asked how often they were involved in an offense over the last year.
Academic text (1999) -
His intention is as much a part of the offense as the act itself.
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200 hours of community service... to be performed at the scene of the offense...
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Your driving offenses are on the record.
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Defrauding the I.N.S. is a federal offense.
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Many immigrants were facing deportation after being arrested, often for minor offenses, and always before conviction.
Academic text (2012) -
That's a federal offense.
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Robbing a bank is a federal offense.
Synonyms
∞
1.4
An act that breaks the law and can be punished
418
4.1
Breaking a law, rule, agreement, or someone's rights
117
3.7
Bad actions that break the law or moral rules
103
6.7
Breaking a law, rule, or someone else's rights
49
8.1
An action that breaks a law, rule, or moral principle
47
7.2
A small break of a rule or law often punished with a fine
23
6.2
A wrong action that hurts someone or breaks a rule
16
5.0
Behavior that disturbs people in public and may be illegal
14
3.5
An action that breaks the law and can result in punishment such as jail or fines
12
6.3
Behavior or speech people find offensive and wrong
6
4.5
Breaking an important rule or law that causes big harm and heavy punishment
4
8.9
An action that breaks a law or rule
4
7.7
A crime in which someone forces another person to have sex against their will
3
3.8
An action that does not follow the law
1
7.0
Actions that break the law or are unfair
1
7.1
A bad action that breaks rules or harms other people
1
5.0
An action that makes people in public feel unsafe or upset
An act that harms someone or property and is against the law
A crime that a law makes illegal
A crime made by law for breaking official rules like safety standards
Antonyms
Compounds
14
3.5
An action that breaks the law and can result in punishment such as jail or fines
- NSFW
4
7.7
A crime in which someone forces another person to have sex against their will
How Serious
- Formal
9
8.2
- Specialized
310
5.5
∞
1.4
- US
351
3.3
- Specialized
133
6.0
47
7.2
Surface Forms
Etymology
The word offense comes from Latin parts ob- 'against' and fendere 'to strike'. So an offense is an act that 'strikes against' a rule or law, which is why it means a crime or rule-breaking action.