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of·fense or of·fence /ə-'fens/ n1: a violation of the law; esp: a criminal actnor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy — U.S. Constitution amend. V see also lesser included offense2 in the civil law of Louisiana: an intentional unlawful act that causes damage to another and for which the law imposes an obligation for damages compare quasi contract at contract, quasi-offense◇ Breach of contract, offenses, quasi-offenses, and quasi contracts are the bases for civil liability under the civil law. Offenses and quasi-offenses are comparable to common-law torts.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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aggression, assault, attack, breach, breach of the law, breaking of the law, crime, criminal act, criminal deed, criminality, delict, delictum, delinquency, disobedience, encroachment, evil behavior, evil deed, failure, felony, illegal act, illegal conduct, illegality, impropriety, infraction, infringement, injury, inobservance, law-breaking, lawlessness, malefaction, malfeasance, malpractice, malversation, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, misfeasance, misprision, noncompliance, nonobservance, offensio, official misconduct, omission, outrage, pecability, peccatum. transgression, umbrage, unlawful act, unrighteousness, violation, violation of law, violation of orders, wrong, wrongdoing, wrongfulness
associated concepts: bailable offense, capital offense, charged with an offense, compound offense, continuing offense, degree of offense, grave offense, lesser offense, minor offense, offense against public decency, offense at common law, petty offense, prior offense, public offense
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- Peccata contra naturam sunt gravisslma. — Crimes against nature are the most heinousII index assault, crime, delict, delinquency (misconduct), disrespect, exception (objection), felony, foray, guilt, indiscretion, infraction, injury, injustice, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, misfeasance, misprision, onset (assault), provocation, resentment, transgression, umbrage, violation, wrong
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.An illegal act; an act that violates criminal laws; a felony or misdemeanor.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A violation of the law, a crime. Often used when describing lesser crimes, as when the jury convicts the defendant of a "lesser offense" than the one charged.Category: Criminal LawCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies.See also crime.@ anticipatory offenseOne of the three crimes (attempt, conspiracy, solicitation) that are steps toward the commission of another crime. Also called anticipatory crime, inchoate offense, and inchoate crime.@-inchoate offense
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A breach of law; a crime.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A breach of law; a crime.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a crime or punishable violation of law of any type or magnitude.See also: crime
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
