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Offence
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Offence
/əˈfens/
An act that breaks a law or rule
Synonyms:
crime
misdeed
violation
Antonyms:
defense
protection
Examples:
The
offences
of the other two were similar.
'No
offence
meant!' trills my uncle Phobus.
Emma's going away directly after tea might be giving
offence
.
Etymology:
from Middle English
offens
, borrowed from Old French, from Latin
offensa
meaning
a stumbling
, from
offendere
meaning
to strike against
.
Usage Statistics:
13 mentions per 1 million words
Moderate
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