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1 ♦ offence
♦ offence, ( USA) offense /əˈfɛns/n.1 offesa; ingiuria; insulto; oltraggio: an offence against decency [to one's conscience] un'offesa alla decenza [alla propria coscienza]; to cause [to give] offence to sb., fare [recare] offesa a q.; to take offence, offendersi; aversene a male; I meant no offence, non intendevo offendere2 (leg.) contravvenzione; trasgressione; delitto; reato; illecito: first offence, reato commesso da un incensurato; petty offence, reato di minore gravità; an offence against the law, una trasgressione alla legge; criminal offence, illecito penale; arrestable offence, reato che prevede l'arresto; capital offence, reato capitale; indictable offence, infrazione passibile di pena; minor offence, reato minore5 [u] (mil.) offesa; offensiva; l'attaccare● (leg.) offence committed without malice, reato colposo □ No offence, senza offesa; non vorrei offendere.
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offense — noun 1) he denied having committed any offense Syn: crime, illegal/unlawful act, misdemeanor, breach of the law, felony, wrongdoing, wrong, misdeed, peccadillo, sin, transgression, infringement; Law malfeasance; informal no no; archaic trespass;… … Thesaurus of popular words
committed a serious offense — committed a serious crime, grossly violated a law … English contemporary dictionary
offense — A felony or misdemeanor; a breach of the criminal laws; violation of law for which penalty is prescribed. The word offense, while sometimes used in various senses, generally implies a felony or a misdemeanor infringing public as distinguished… … Black's law dictionary
offense — of|fense [ ə fens ] noun *** ▸ 1 illegal act ▸ 2 make someone angry ▸ 3 in sports ▸ 4 something that makes you angry ▸ 5 process of attacking 1. ) count a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment: a traffic/drug/sex offense… … Usage of the words and phrases in modern English
Status offense — A status offense is an action that is prohibited only to a certain class of people, and most often applied to offenses only committed by minors. In some cases, it is used to mean a regulatory offense.UsageDefinitions of status offense vary. A… … Wikipedia
necessarily included offense — For a lesser offense to be necessarily included in offense charged, within lesser included offense rule, it must be such that the greater offense cannot be committed without also committing the lesser. Kelly v. U. S., 125 U.S.App.D.C. 205, 370… … Black's law dictionary
necessarily included offense — For a lesser offense to be necessarily included in offense charged, within lesser included offense rule, it must be such that the greater offense cannot be committed without also committing the lesser. Kelly v. U. S., 125 U.S.App.D.C. 205, 370… … Black's law dictionary
Inchoate offense — An inchoate offence is the crime of preparing for or seeking to commit another crime. The most common example of an inchoate offence is conspiracy. Inchoate offence has been defined as Conduct deemed criminal without actual harm being done,… … Wikipedia
joint offense — One offense committed by two or more persons jointly. Crime committed by the participation of two or more persons. See conspiracy … Black's law dictionary
joint offense — One offense committed by two or more persons jointly. Crime committed by the participation of two or more persons. See conspiracy … Black's law dictionary
cumulative offense — An offense which can be committed only by a repetition of acts of the same kind, which acts may be on different days. An apt illus tration is the offense of being a common gambler. 24 Am J1st Gaming §46 … Ballentine's law dictionary