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

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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. Mark Eiglarsh:

   If there’s ever a scenario where someone is given jail or prison time for doing something that is disorderly, which normally you wouldn’t face real jail time for if you’re a first offender, it would be a case like this, the ripple effect of what he did here, by causing any future victim to be called into question and be treated like a suspect.

2. District Court Judge Helen Syme:

   The reliability and honesty of the victim’s evidence was tested at length and in my view, her reliability was not in doubt. She said no several times, the use of force was such that the victim had no prospect of stopping him physically. He was at least twice her weight at 100 kilograms (220 pounds) and an athlete at the top of his form. The offender was fully aware the victim was not consenting.

3. Chicago Police Superintendent David Brown:

   The officer noticed the gun falling out, but before they could take action, the offender grabbed the gun, picked it up and began immediately shooting at the officers.

4. Sheriff Rick Staly:

   I applaud the way the motorcyclist handled the situation, after his life was clearly threatened, he lawfully defended himself and then de-escalated the situation.The offender is lucky he was not shot.

5. Meeker County Sheriff Brian Cruze:

   We have no known predatory sexual offender information on him or anything like that, we have no known motive. We are at a loss as to why this happened at this time.

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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
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