Definitions for offence
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Princeton's WordNetRate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. offense, offence, offensivenoun

   the action of attacking an enemy

2. offense, offencenoun

   the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

3. umbrage, offense, offencenoun

   a feeling of anger caused by being offended

   "he took offence at my question"

4. discourtesy, offense, offence, offensive activitynoun

   a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

5. crime, offense, criminal offense, criminal offence, offence, law-breakingnoun

   (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

   "a long record of crimes"

GCIDERate this definition:5.0 / 1 vote

1. Offencenoun

   In any contest, the act or process of attacking as contrasted with the act of defending; the offensive; as, to go on the offense.

2. Offencenoun

   (Sports) The members of a team who have the primary responsibility to score goals, in contrast to those who have the responsibility to defend, i.e. to prevent the opposing team from scoring goal.

WiktionaryRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. offencenoun

   The act of offending; a crime or sin; an affront or injury.

2. offencenoun

   The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

3. offencenoun

   A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defence.

4. offencenoun

   The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defence.

5. Etymology: From offensa

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

1. OFFENCEnoun

   Etymology: offense, Fr. offensa, from offendo, Lat.

   1. Crime; act of wickedness.

   Thither with speed their hasty course they ply’d,
   Where Christ the Lord for our offences dy’d. Edward Fairfax.

   Thou hast stol’n that, which after some few hours
   Were thine without offence. William Shakespeare, Henry IV.

   2. A transgression.

   If, by the law of nature, every man hath not a power to punish offences against it, I see not how the magistrates of any community can punish an alien of another country. John Locke.

   3. Injury.

   I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offence to their memories; for I loved them living, and reverence them dead. Dryden.

   4. Displeasure given; cause of disgust; scandal.

   Giving no offence in any thing, that the ministry be not blamed. 2 Cor. vi. 3.

   He remembered the injury of the children of Bean, who had been a snare and an offence unto the people. 1 Mac. iv.

   The pleasures of the touch are greater than those of the other senses; as in warming upon cold, or refrigeration upon heat: for as the pains of the touch are greater than the offences of other senses, so likewise are the pleasures. Francis Bacon.

   5. Anger; displeasure conceived.

   Earnest in every present humour, and making himself brave in his liking, he was content to give them just cause of offence when they had power to make just revenge. Philip Sidney.

   6. Attack; act of the assailant.

   Courtesy that seemed incorporated in his heart, would not be persuaded to offer any offence, but only to stand upon the best defensive guard. Philip Sidney.

ChatGPTRate this definition:0.0 / 0 votes

1. offence

   Offence is the act of breaking a law, rule, or code of conduct, or the violation of a set boundary. It can also refer to annoyance or resentment brought about by a perceived insult or disregard for oneself or one's standards or principles.

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1. Offence

   Offence vs. Offense -- In this Grammar.com article you will learn the differences between the words Offence and Offense.

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Matched Categories

1. • Behavior
   • Operation
   • Team

British National Corpus

1. Spoken Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'offence ' in Spoken Corpus Frequency: #2708

2. Written Corpus Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'offence ' in Written Corpus Frequency: #4654

3. Nouns Frequency

   Rank popularity for the word 'offence ' in Nouns Frequency: #763

How to pronounce offence ?

1. Alex

   US English

   David

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   Mark

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   Daniel

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   Libby

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   Mia

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   Karen

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   Hayley

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   Priya

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   Neerja

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   Zira

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   Oliver

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   Wendy

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   Fred

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   Tessa

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Numerology

1. Chaldean Numerology

   The numerical value of offence in Chaldean Numerology is: 5

2. Pythagorean Numerology

   The numerical value of offence in Pythagorean Numerology is: 9

Examples of offence in a Sentence

1. Adam Grachnik:

   We appreciate that museums are trusted, respected and informative places about Canadian culture and apologize for any offence.

2. Novak Djokovic:

   I think Gasquet's backhand (is one of the) best one?handed backhands in the world, that's his weapon. He has a variety. He can play really well from defence and offence. I think he's also very skilled on the net. He improved his serve. He's an all?around player.

3. Foreign Minister Peter Szijjarto:

   Instead of helping people, Croatia is encouraging masses and masses of people to commit a criminal offence - illegal crossing of the border is a criminal offense.

4. Harlan F. Stone:

   If a juror feels that the statute involved in any criminal offence is unfair, or that it infringes upon the defendant's natural god-given unalienable or constitutional rights, then it is his duty to affirm that the offending statute is really no law at all and that the violation of it is no crime at all, for no one is bound to obey an unjust law.

5. Moshe Yaalon:

   There have certainly arisen questions here that should be worked out between us and the Americans, between the administration and Congress, we have no intention of causing offence. We have no intention of causing harm.

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References

1. ^ Princeton's WordNet
   http://wordnetweb.princeton.edu/perl/webwn?s=offence
2. ^ GCIDE
   https://gcide.gnu.org.ua/?q=offence
3. ^ Wiktionary
   https://en.wiktionary.org/wiki/Offence
4. ^ Samuel Johnson's Dictionary
   https://johnsonsdictionaryonline.com/views/search.php?term=offence
5. ^ ChatGPT
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