Definitions for offender
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. wrongdoer, offendernoun

   a person who transgresses moral or civil law

WiktionaryRate this definition:3.0 / 2 votes

1. offendernoun

   One who gives or causes offense.

2. offendernoun

   A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

Samuel Johnson's DictionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. Offendernoun

   Etymology: from offend.

   1. A criminal; one who has committed a crime; a transgressor; a guilty person.

   All that watch for iniquity are cut off, that make a man an offender for a word. Is. xxix. 21.

   So like a fly the poor offender dies;
   But like the wasp, the rich escapes and flies. John Denham.

   How shall I lose the sin, yet keep the sense,
   And love th’ offender, yet detest th’ offence? Alexander Pope.

   The conscience of the offender shall be sharper than an avenger’s sword. Clarissa.

   2. One who has done an injury.

   All vengeance comes too short,
   Which can pursue th’ offender. William Shakespeare, King Lear.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. offender

   An offender is a person who has committed a crime or a violation of rules, norms, or laws, thus subject to punishment or legal consequences due to their actions.

British National Corpus

1. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'offender' in Nouns Frequency: #1970

Anagrams for offender »

1. forefend

2. reoffend

How to pronounce offender?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

   US English

   Mark

   US English

   Daniel

   British

   Libby

   British

   Mia

   British

   Karen

   Australian

   Hayley

   Australian

   Natasha

   Australian

   Veena

   Indian

   Priya

   Indian

   Neerja

   Indian

   Zira

   US English

   Oliver

   British

   Wendy

   British

   Fred

   US English

   Tessa

   South African

How to say offender in sign language?

Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of offender in Chaldean Numerology is: 8

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of offender in Pythagorean Numerology is: 1

Examples of offender in a Sentence

1. Alabama Attorney General Steve Marshall:

   My Office is closely scrutinizing the policies that allowed for a violent offender, like Hall, to walk free, the justice system failed these officers and I will do everything in my power to ensure that doesn’t happen again.

2. Mama June:

   The statement of me dating a sex offender is totally untrue.

3. Jacinda Ardern:

   The offender was mobile, there were two other firearms in the vehicle that the offender was in, and it absolutely was his intention to continue with his attack.

4. Leonard Jr.:

   I think that the criminal justice system sometimes dishes out a very heavy hand when the offender is someone of note, whether that be someone that is on television, an athlete or someone that is known to the general public, i believe that oftentimes, and it's unfortunate, but oftentimes the criminal justice system seeks to make an example of individuals like that.

5. Sean Pritchard:

   Across the country the ACLU is pushing for no bail or drastically reduced bail similar to what the hate filled repeat offender Darrell Brooks was out on prior to him running down and killing innocent people at the Waukesha, Wisconsin Christmas parade, if Brooks was held in custody for his most recent offense on a bail amount commensurate with his extensive criminal history then those innocent parade goers would be alive today.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=offender
2. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Offender
3. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=offender
4. ^ ChatGPT
   https://chat.openai.com