Definition of Offense

(n.)
Alt. of Offence
  

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offense
\of*fense"\, offence \of*fence"\ ] (?), n. [f., fr. l. offensa. see offend.]
1. the act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification. iv. 25. i have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but i hope without offense to their memories.
2. the state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure. he was content to give them just cause of offense, when they had power to make just revenge. sidney.
3. a cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin. [obs.] woe to that man by whom the offense cometh! xviii. 7.
note: this word, like expense, is often spelled with a c. it ought, however, to undergo the same change with expense, the reasons being the same, namely, that s must be used in offensive as in expensive, and is found in the latin offensio, and the french offense.

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 divisible offense 
 to take offense 
 regulatory offense 
 weapons of offense 
 major offense 

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Noun
1. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
(synonym) discourtesy, offence, offensive activity
(hypernym) behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings
(hyponym) derision, ridicule
2. a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
(synonym) umbrage, offence
(hypernym) anger, choler, ire
3. a crime less serious than a felony
(synonym) misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, offence, violation, infringement
(hypernym) crime, law-breaking
(hyponym) disorderly conduct, disorderly behavior, disturbance of the peace, breach of the peace
4. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
(synonym) offence
(antonym) defense, defence, defending team
(hypernym) team, squad
5. the action of attacking an enemy
(synonym) offence, offensive
(hypernym) operation, military operation
(hyponym) counteroffensive

To dream of being offended, denotes that errors will be detected in your conduct, which will cause you inward rage while attempting to justify yourself.

To give offense, predicts for you many struggles before reaching your aims.

For a young woman to give, or take offense, signifies that she will regret hasty conclusions, and disobedience to parents or guardian.
  

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Any Federal criminal offense which is in violation of any Act of Congress and is triable by any court established by Act of Congress (other than a Class B or C misdemeanor or an infraction, or an offense triable by court-martial, military commission, provost court, or other military tribunal). 18 USC; Offense can also refer to Foreign, State and Local criminal law violations.

The doing that which a penal law forbids to be done, or omitting to do what it commands; in this sense it is nearly synonymous with crime. In a more confined sense, it may be considered as having the same meaning with misdemeanor, but it differs from it in this, that it is not indictable but punishable summarily by the forfeiture of a penalty.
   

This entry contains material from Bouvier's Legal Dictionary, a work published in the 1850's.

A crime; any act which contravenes the criminal law of the state in which it occurs. Spelled offence in Commonwealth countries. - (read more on Offense)
  

The team, or any player of the team, at bat.

thrap

crime; offense
  

an offense; hardness; a knocking