offences against the State

offence Noun

— 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.

against Preposition

— In opposition, or not agreeing, to. I am against that proposal. I think it is a bad idea. — Pressed to. He held her head against his chest.

the Determiner

— Used, instead of a, to reference something specific, already known to exist. Compare "I read a book." and "I read the book." — Used with a stress, to show that the word following is special. Are you the John Smith that I went to school with? — Used with an adjective that acts like a noun to mean all of the people concerned The poor are always with us. — Used with superlatives forms of adjectives and adverbs. You are the best.

state Noun

— A state is a condition or a situation. I am worried about her. She is in a constant state of depression. — Any sovereign nation (nation that rules itself) is a state. The United States is a country with many sovereign nations united with each other.

state Verb

— To state something is to say it as a fact. He stated that he hasn't slept in 2 days. — To state something is to let it be known. Please state your name and place of business.