offence
- offence
offence of‧fence [əˈfens] , offense noun
1. [countable] LAW an illegal action or a crime:
• The company was not aware that it was committing an offence.
• It is an offence to sell alcoholic liquor without a licence.
• You may be guilty of a criminal offence.
2. [uncountable] behaviour which makes someone angry or upset:
• As a manager, you must know how to handle a difficult customer without giving offence.
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offence UK US }} UK (US offense) /əˈfens/ noun
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It is a criminal offence to mislead customers about the price of an item.
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a serious/major/minor offence
be/become an offence »
It became an offence for British citizens to offer bribes for business contracts anywhere in the world.
commit an offence »
In practising as a solicitor without being duly qualified, he committed an offence.
be accused of/found guilty of/convicted of an offence »
She was convicted of drug offences.
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This advertisement may cause offence in some markets.
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She took offence at the way the assistant spoke to her.
Financial and business terms.
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Look at other dictionaries:
offence — BrE usually offense AmE noun 1 (C) an illegal action or a crime: Driving while drunk is a serious offence. | a parking offense (+ against): sexual offences against children | commit an offence (=do something that is an offence) | first offence… … Longman dictionary of contemporary English
offence — var of offense Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996. offence … Law dictionary
Offence — Of*fence , n. See {Offense}. [1913 Webster] … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offence — (n.) see OFFENSE (Cf. offense) … Etymology dictionary
offence — (Brit.) of·fence || É™ fens n. attack; (Sports) side that pursues (rather than defends); misdeed; insult; state of being offended; transgression (also offense) … English contemporary dictionary
offence — This is spelt ence in BrE, and offense in AmE … Modern English usage
offence — (US offense) ► NOUN 1) an illegal act; a breach of a law or rule. 2) resentment or hurt. 3) the action of making a military attack. 4) N. Amer. the attacking team in a sport … English terms dictionary
offence — [ə fens′] n. Brit. sp. of OFFENSE … English World dictionary
offence — of|fence W3 BrE offense AmE [əˈfens] n 1.) an illegal action or a crime ▪ The possession of stolen property is a criminal offence. ▪ Punishment for a first offence is a fine. ▪ His solicitor said he committed the offence because he was heavily in … Dictionary of contemporary English
offence */*/*/ — UK [əˈfens] / US noun Word forms offence : singular offence plural offences 1) [countable] a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment motoring/firearms/public order offences criminal offence: Killing these animals is a criminal… … English dictionary
