offence

  • 21Offence — 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. [1913 Webster] Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our… …

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  • 22offence — Paul writes that Christ crucified is an offence or stumbling block (Greek, skandalon) which arouses opposition among Jews (1 Cor. 1:23; Gal. 5:11) …

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  • 23offence — n. 1. Attack, assault, aggression, onset (in the expression weapons of offence ). 2. Hurt, harm, injury. 3. Displeasure, anger, indignation, wrath, umbrage, resentment. 4. Injury, injustice, affront, wrong, insult, indignity, outrage. 5. Trespass …

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  • 24Offence against the person — Criminal law Part o …

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  • 25Offence of scandalizing the court in Singapore — The courtroom in the Old Supreme Court Building that was used for sittings of the Court of Appeal, photographed in August 2008 In Singapore, the offence of scandalizing the court is committed when a person performs any act or publishes any… …

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  • 26Offence (law) — In law, an offence is a violation of the criminal law (a.k.a. penal law). In England and Wales, as well as in Hong Kong the term offence means the same thing as, and is interchangeable with, the term crime .[1] The term offence can include… …

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  • 27offence — noun see offense …

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  • 28offence — /euh fens , aw fens, of ens/, n. offense. * * * …

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  • 29offence — noun a) The act of offending; a crime or sin; an affront or injury. b) The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure. Ant: defence …

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  • 30offence — Synonyms and related words: breach, crime, dereliction, error, fault, felony, harm, hurt, infraction, infringement, injure, insult, lapse, malefaction, misdeed, misdemeanor, offend, outrage, peccadillo, sin, slight, slip, take umbrage,… …

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