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  • offense — or offence noun Etymology: Middle English, from Anglo French, from Latin offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere Date: 14th century 1. a. obsolete an act of stumbling b. archaic a cause or occasion of sin ; stumbling… …   New Collegiate Dictionary

  • Option offense — Morris Knolls High school running an option offense The option offense is a generic term that is used to describe a wide variety of offensive systems in American football. Option offenses are characterized as such due to the predominance of… …   Wikipedia

  • same offense — As used in Constitution, providing that no person shall be twice put in jeopardy for the same offense, does not signify the same offense eo nomine, but the same criminal act, transaction, or omission. Term same offense as used in statute relating …   Black's law dictionary

  • Hurry-up offense — The hurry up offense is an American football offensive style which has two different but related forms in which the offensive team avoids delays between plays. The no huddle offense refers to avoiding or shortening the huddle to limit or disrupt… …   Wikipedia

  • Triangle offense — The Triangle Offense, also known as the Triple Post offense, is an offensive strategy in basketball. Its basic ideas were initially established by Hall of Fame coach Sam Barry at the University of Southern California. His system was later refined …   Wikipedia

  • capital offense — n. An offense for which execution is a possible punishment; also called a capital crime. The Essential Law Dictionary. Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008. capital offense …   Law dictionary

  • Natrone Means — Position(s) Running back Jersey #(s) 20 Born April 26, 1972 (1972 04 26) (age 39) Harrisburg, North Carolina Career information …   Wikipedia

  • Burgess v. United States — is a United States Supreme Court case concerning the interpretation of the words federal drug offense in the Controlled Substances Act.Keith Lavon Burgess was convicted in a South Carolina state court for a drug offense. Although this drug… …   Wikipedia

  • crime — An offense against sovereignty an act committed, or omitted, in violation of the public law which forbids or commands it. 21 Am J2d Crim L § 1. In some contexts, the term crime means any offense against the law, not excluding msideameanors. 22 Am …   Ballentine's law dictionary

  • Destroy All Humans! (series) — Destroy All Humans! is a video game franchise developed by Pandemic Studios, Locomotive Games, Sandblast Games and published by THQ. The series is designed as a spoof of Cold War era alien invasion films. The first two games, Destroy All Humans!… …   Wikipedia

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