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–noun

offense.

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n. Chiefly British
Variant of offense.

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offence
noun
1.	the action of attacking an enemy [syn: offense]
2.	the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score [syn: offense] [ant: defence]
3.	a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question" [syn: umbrage]
4.	a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others [syn: discourtesy]
5.	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act; "a long record of crimes" [syn: crime]

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ofˈfence1 noun

(any cause of) anger, displeasure, hurt feelings etc
Example: That rubbish dump is an offence to the eye.

Arabic:	إساءَه، إهانَه، إيذاء
Chinese (Simplified):	触怒
Chinese (Traditional):	觸怒
Czech:	urážka, pohoršení
Danish:	anstødssten; fornærmelse
Dutch:	belediging
Estonian:	solvang
Finnish:	olla tikkuna silmässä
French:	sujet de mécontentement, *déplaisir
German:	das Ärgernis
Greek:	προσβολή, πλήγμα
Icelandic:	ástæða óánægju, *sárinda, móðgun
Indonesian:	gangguan
Italian:	offesa

Japanese:	不快なもの
Latvian:	negods; kauna lieta
Lithuanian:	kas (į)žeidžia, užgauna, įžeidimas, užgaulė
Norwegian:	forargelse, krenkelse
Polish:	obraza
Portuguese (Brazil):	ofensa
Portuguese (Portugal):	ofensa
Romanian:	ofensă
Russian:	оскорбление
Slovak:	urážka, pohoršenie
Slovenian:	žalitev
Spanish:	ofensa, atentado
Swedish:	anstöt, förargelse
Turkish:	hoş olmayan, tatsız şey

ofˈfence2 noun

a crime
Example: The police charged him with several offences.

Arabic:	جَريمَه، ذَنْب
Chinese (Simplified):	罪过
Chinese (Traditional):	罪過
Czech:	trestný čin
Danish:	lovovertrædelse
Dutch:	misdrijf
Estonian:	süütegu
Finnish:	rikos
French:	infraction
German:	das Vergehen
Greek:	αξιόποινη πράξη, αδίκημα
Icelandic:	afbrot
Indonesian:	pelanggaran, kejahatan
Italian:	reato

Japanese:	犯罪
Latvian:	likumpārkāpums
Lithuanian:	nusikaltimas
Norwegian:	forseelse, lovovertredelse
Polish:	przestępstwo
Portuguese (Brazil):	transgressão
Portuguese (Portugal):	crime
Romanian:	delict
Russian:	преступление
Slovak:	trestný čin
Slovenian:	prestopek
Spanish:	delito, infracción
Swedish:	lagöverträdelse, brott
Turkish:	suç