Offence is the British spelling of offense, meaning "a punishable act." If you break a law for the first time, it’s your first offence.
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Noun
a crime less serious than a felony
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the action of attacking an enemy
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a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
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a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
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the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
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See Offense.
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The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin,
an affront or an injury.
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The state of being offended or displeased; anger;
displeasure.
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A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.
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Usage Examples
When I was in my 20s it did occur to me that there was something perverted about an attitude that thought that killing somebody was a minor offence compared to kissing somebody.
Long hair is an unpardonable offence which should be punishable by death.
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Other Usage ExamplesWhen a Cabinet Minister who is sacked for telling lies is re-appointed, in the face of every constitutional convention, only for the same man to be sacked again from the same Cabinet for the same offence by the same Prime Minister no wonder the public are cynical about politics.
An honest man speaks the truth, though it may give offence a vain man, in order that it may.
I find that to be a fool as to worldly wisdom, and to commit my cause to God, not fearing to offend men, who take offence at the simplicity of truth, is the only way to remain unmoved at the sentiments of others.
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