Defenition of the word offence
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Defenition of the word offence
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others
- a crime less serious than a felony
- the action of attacking the enemy
- the action of attacking an enemy
- a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took offence at my question"
- the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
- (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
- a feeling of anger caused by being offended
Synonyms for the word offence
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- discourtesy
- infraction
- infringement
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- offense
- offensive
- offensive activity
- violation
Hyponyms for the word offence
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- affront
- attack
- attempt
- barratry
- bearing false witness
- breach of the peace
- capital offense
- commission
- committal
- counteroffensive
- cybercrime
- derision
- dirty war
- disorderly behavior
- disorderly conduct
- disturbance of the peace
- false pretence
- false pretense
- felony
- forgery
- fraud
- had crime
- high treason
- highjack
- hijack
- indecent exposure
- indelicacy
- infraction
- infringement
- insolence
- insult
- lese majesty
- lying under oath
- mayhem
- misdemeanor
- misdemeanour
- perjury
- perpetration
- presumption
- public nudity
- push back
- rebuff
- regulatory offence
- regulatory offense
- ridicule
- rollback
- sedition
- slight
- statutory offence
- statutory offense
- tazir crime
- thuggery
- treason
- vice crime
- victimless crime
- violation
- war crime
Hypernyms for the word offence
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- anger
- behavior
- behaviour
- choler
- conduct
- crime
- doings
- evildoing
- ire
- law-breaking
- military operation
- operation
- squad
- team
- transgression
Antonyms for the word offence
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- defence
- defending team
- defense
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