offence or US offense(əˈfɛns
)
Definitions
noun
- a violation or breach of a law, custom, rule, etc
- any public wrong or crime
- a nonindictable crime punishable on summary conviction
- annoyance, displeasure, or resentment
- See give offence
- See take offence
- a source of annoyance, displeasure, or anger
- attack; assault
- archaic injury or harm
- See the offense
Alternative Forms
ofˈfenceless ofˈfenseless adjectiveSynonyms
View thesaurus entry=
crime,
wrong,
sin,
lapse,
fault,
violation,
wrongdoing,
trespass,
felony,
misdemeanour,
delinquency,
misdeed,
transgression,
peccadillo,
unlawful act breach of conduct
=
outrage,
shock,
anger,
trouble,
bother,
grief,
resentment,
irritation,
hassle,
wrath,
indignation,
annoyance,
ire,
displeasure,
pique,
aggravation,
hard feelings,
umbrage,
vexation,
wounded feelings
Translations
- British English:
offence
An offence is a crime.He has committed several offences.əˈfɛns NOUN He has committed several offences.
- Spanish:
infracción
nf
- French:
délit
nm
- German:
Vergehen
nnt Vergehen
- Chinese: 犯罪 n
- Arabic: إسَاءَةٌ n
- Portuguese: ofensa nf
- Russian: нарушение nnt
- Croatian: prekršaj nm
- Czech: trestný čin nm
- Danish: fornærmelse nutr
- Dutch: overtreding nf
- Finnish: rikos n
- Greek: αδίκημα nnt
- Italian: reato nm
- Japanese: 違反 n
- Korean: 위반 n
- Norwegian: straffbar handling nm
- Polish: obraza nf
- Brazilian Portuguese: ofensa nf
- European Spanish:
infracción
nf
- Swedish: brott nnt
- Thai: การกระทำผิดกฏหมาย n
- Turkish: saldırı n
- Vietnamese: sự vi phạm n
Usage examples
`I suppose you'll be adding to the mess, sir - no offence intended.
, The Five Million Dollar Prince (1986)By Agromenes From last week, it became a criminal offence to hunt mammals with dogs.
Country Life (2005)The only exception was where a doctor was convicted of an indictable offence in the other jurisdiction.
Irish Times (2002)Jenna Bush will attend court on July 31 for the May 29 offence.
Glasgow Herald (2001)`Why could the jester say what he liked without giving offence ?
, SUNSHINE ON PUTTY: The Golden Age of British Comedy from The Big Night Out to The Office (2004)