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of·fense or of·fence /ə-'fens/ n1: a violation of the law; esp: a criminal actnor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy — U.S. Constitution amend. V see also lesser included offense2 in the civil law of Louisiana: an intentional unlawful act that causes damage to another and for which the law imposes an obligation for damages compare quasi contract at contract, quasi-offense◇ Breach of contract, offenses, quasi-offenses, and quasi contracts are the bases for civil liability under the civil law. Offenses and quasi-offenses are comparable to common-law torts.
Merriam-Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam-Webster. 1996.
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aggression, assault, attack, breach, breach of the law, breaking of the law, crime, criminal act, criminal deed, criminality, delict, delictum, delinquency, disobedience, encroachment, evil behavior, evil deed, failure, felony, illegal act, illegal conduct, illegality, impropriety, infraction, infringement, injury, inobservance, law-breaking, lawlessness, malefaction, malfeasance, malpractice, malversation, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, misfeasance, misprision, noncompliance, nonobservance, offensio, official misconduct, omission, outrage, pecability, peccatum. transgression, umbrage, unlawful act, unrighteousness, violation, violation of law, violation of orders, wrong, wrongdoing, wrongfulness
associated concepts: bailable offense, capital offense, charged with an offense, compound offense, continuing offense, degree of offense, grave offense, lesser offense, minor offense, offense against public decency, offense at common law, petty offense, prior offense, public offense
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- Peccata contra naturam sunt gravisslma. — Crimes against nature are the most heinousII index assault, crime, delict, delinquency (misconduct), disrespect, exception (objection), felony, foray, guilt, indiscretion, infraction, injury, injustice, misconduct, misdeed, misdemeanor, misdoing, misfeasance, misprision, onset (assault), provocation, resentment, transgression, umbrage, violation, wrong
Burton's Legal Thesaurus. William C. Burton. 2006
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n.An illegal act; an act that violates criminal laws; a felony or misdemeanor.
The Essential Law Dictionary. — Sphinx Publishing, An imprint of Sourcebooks, Inc. Amy Hackney Blackwell. 2008.
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A violation of the law, a crime. Often used when describing lesser crimes, as when the jury convicts the defendant of a "lesser offense" than the one charged.Category: Criminal LawCategory: Small Claims Court & Lawsuits
Nolo’s Plain-English Law Dictionary. Gerald N. Hill, Kathleen Thompson Hill. 2009.
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n. Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies.See also crime.@ anticipatory offenseOne of the three crimes (attempt, conspiracy, solicitation) that are steps toward the commission of another crime. Also called anticipatory crime, inchoate offense, and inchoate crime.@-inchoate offense
Webster's New World Law Dictionary. Susan Ellis Wild. 2000.
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A breach of law; a crime.
Dictionary from West's Encyclopedia of American Law. 2005.
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A breach of law; a crime.
Short Dictionary of (mostly American) Legal Terms and Abbreviations.
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n.a crime or punishable violation of law of any type or magnitude.See also: crime
Law dictionary. EdwART. 2013.
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offense — [ ɔfɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1225; estre en offense de « être coupable de » fin XIIe; lat. offensa 1 ♦ Parole ou action qui offense, qui blesse qqn dans son honneur, dans sa dignité. ⇒ affront, injure, insulte, outrage. « Plus l offenseur est cher, et… … Encyclopédie Universelle
offensé — offense [ ɔfɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1225; estre en offense de « être coupable de » fin XIIe; lat. offensa 1 ♦ Parole ou action qui offense, qui blesse qqn dans son honneur, dans sa dignité. ⇒ affront, injure, insulte, outrage. « Plus l offenseur est… … Encyclopédie Universelle
offense — 1 offensive, aggression, *attack Analogous words: assault, *attack, onslaught, onset 2 Offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff are comparable when they mean a person s emotional reaction to what he regards as a slight, an affront, an… … New Dictionary of Synonyms
offense — OFFENSE. s. f. Injure de fait ou de parole. Grande offense, griéve offense. offense mortelle. legere offense. offense irréparable. offense faite au Prince en la personne de son Ambassadeur. faire une offense à quelqu un. souffrir une offense.… … Dictionnaire de l'Académie française
Offense — Of*fense , Offence Of*fence , n. [F., fr. L. offensa. See {Offend}.] 1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. [1913 Webster] Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
offensé — offensé, ée (o fan sé, sée) part. passé d offenser. 1° Qui a reçu une offense. • Appréhende du moins la colère d une femme offensée, MOL. Festin, I, 3. • Épicure avait raison de dire que les offenses étaient supportables à un homme sage ;… … Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré
offense — [ə fens′; ] also, and for n. 7 always, [ô′fens΄] n. [ME < MFr < L offensa < pp. of offendere: see OFFEND] 1. an offending; specif., a) the act of breaking a law; sin or crime; transgression b) the act of creating resentment, hurt… … English World dictionary
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Offense — or Offence (see ce/ se) may refer to: Offence (law), a violation of the penal law Offense (sports), the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring Offense (policy debate), arguments that make a definite value judgment about … Wikipedia
offense — LAW the US spelling of offence * * * offense UK US /əˈfens/ noun US ► OFFENCE(Cf. ↑offence) … Financial and business terms