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offence

An offence is an action that breaks the law. Murder is a serious criminal offence. When you give offence to someone, you do something that they don't like. I didn't mean to give offence, but I didn't know that you don't do that in China. The offence is the person or team who is attacking. For the first time in the game, Arsenal goes on the offence.

offence

(= offense) the action of attacking an enemy (= offense) the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score (= discourtesy) a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others (= offense) a feeling of anger caused by being offended he took offence at my question (= crime) (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act a long record of crimes

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Topics offence topics

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Examples offence examples

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Simple sentences

When somebody rebukes him for anything, he easily takes offence.
Speeding can be an offence.
I told Tom that he was a fair-weather friend and he took offence.
He is quick to take offence.
No offence!
I meant no offence.
Any alteration to this certificate renders it invalid, and use of an altered certificate could constitute a criminal offence.
Tom takes offence at the slightest thing.
She meant no particular offence, and her friend took none.
She took offence at something.
Don't take offence to that.

Movie subtitles

No offence, Doc.
It's a hanging offence, sir.
But mind they appreciate the gravity of their offence.
You think a great offence is a great defence.
You know as well as I do that you are committing a criminal offence.
It's an offence to send him over the river, You know Yourself.
I'd take offence!
If you'd kindly give him this, I hope he won't take offence.
I needn't tell you how serious an offence of this nature is in time of war, nor how drastic is the punishment that normally follows.
I ask you to remember that a man is on trial here. for the gravest offence known to the sea.
Please, I mean no offence, but you in England took five years.
A second offence.
There's no offence.
And much offence, too!
I had no reason to believe my invitation would give offence to Shanghai Lily.
No offence, Doc. - No.
No offence.
Do you not know it is a serious offence to impersonate an official?
What offence has this miserable young man committed?
Where the offence is, let the great axe fall. Hm?
No offence, little man.
No offence, Rufe.
And they dare take offence?
You were smart not to take offence.
I took offence, Sam.
He has admitted a clear-cut violation of Article of War 82, an offence punishable by death or whatever the court.
No offence. A guy's got to try to score.
No offence intended.
Here's a new offence. You've been addressing these invitations yourself.
The duchess has taken offence.
No offence meant.
You realise an obstruction of the police in the execution of their duty is an offence?
That is an offence too, Inspector, of a more serious kind.
No offence meant, of course.
She meant no offence.
The Ministers took offence. They exiled me to the library.
I took on the responsibility for this offence.

News and current affairs

With rare candor, China's government recently released statistics on people arrested and prosecuted for endangering state security, the most serious political offence in the criminal code.
The offence has caused a breach in relations and this breach needs to be healed.
The belief was that a person is a person only through other persons, and a broken person needed to be helped to be healed.What the offence had disturbed should be restored, and the offender and the victim had to be helped to be reconciled.
So, despite some foreign media reports, tax evasion is not legal in Switzerland; it merely is not a criminal offence.
It sets high store by healing. The offence has caused a breach in relations and this breach needs to be healed.

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