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noun. The act of causing anger, resentment, displeasure, or affront.

noun. The state of being offended.

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noun. A violation or infraction of a moral or social code; a transgression or sin.

noun. A transgression of law; a crime.

noun. Something that outrages moral sensibilities.

noun. The act of attacking or assaulting.

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noun. The means or tactics used in attempting to score.

noun. The team in possession of the ball or puck, or those players whose primary duty is to attempt to score.

noun. Scoring ability or potential.

noun. Assault; attack: as, weapons or arms of offense.

noun. Harm; hurt; injury.

noun. Transgression; sin; fault; wrong.

noun. Specifically, in law: A crime or misdemeanor; a transgression of law. It implies a violation of law for which the public authorities may prosecute, not merely one which gives rise to a private cause of action only. More specifically

noun. A misdemeanor or transgression of the law which is not indictable, but is punishable summarily or by the forfeiture of a penalty.

noun. Affront; insult; injustice; wrong; that which wounds the feelings and causes displeasure or resentment.

noun. Displeasure; annoyance; mortification; umbrage; anger.

noun. See the adjectives.

noun. Synonyms Misdeed, fault, delinquency, indignity, trespass. Referring to the comparison under crime, it may be added that offense is a very indefinite word, covering the whole range of the others, while misdemeanor is a specific word, applying to an act which is cognizable by civil, school, family, or other authority, and does not appear in the aspect of an offense against anything but law or rules.

noun. Indignation, resentment.

noun. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.

noun. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

noun. A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin.

noun. In any contest, the act or process of attacking as contrasted with the act of defending; the offensive.

noun. The members of a team who have the primary responsibility to score goals, in contrast to those who have the responsibility to defend, i.e. to prevent the opposing team from scoring goal.

noun. to feel, or assume to be, injured or affronted; to become angry or hostile.

noun. those which are used in attack, in distinction from those of defense, which are used to repel.

noun. The act of offending; a crime or sin; an affront or injury.

noun. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.

noun. (often IPA: /ˈɒ fɛns/) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.

noun. (often IPA: /ˈɒ fɛns/) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

noun. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

noun. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

noun. the action of attacking an enemy

noun. a feeling of anger caused by being offended

noun. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

"Children will profit from drill in and out of school in the science of avoiding offense and of giving happiness, but unless the categories -- _acts that give offense_ and _acts that give happiness_ -- are wide enough to include the main acts committed in the normal relations of son, companion, employer, husband, father, and citizen, those who set out to avoid alcohol and tobacco find themselves ill equipped to carry the obligations of a temperate, law-abiding citizen."

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attack  crime  divisible offense  major offense  sin  

defense  offend  offender  offensive  

hanging offense  

anger  choler  ire  squad  team  

Spence  cents  commence  commonsense  condense  

annoyance  assault  breach  crime  felony  

affront  aggravated assault  aggression  amphibious attack  anger