Offence synonyms and antonyms

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crime
(Uncountable) The practice or habit of committing crimes.
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criminal-offence
Attributive form of criminal offence
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offense (related)
Any violation of the law for which the judicial code demands there be a penalty, including misdemeanors and felonies. See also crime.
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criminal offense
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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law-breaking
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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discourtesy
Lack of courtesy; impoliteness; bad manners; rudeness
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offensive activity
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
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umbrage
Feeling of anger or annoyance caused by something offensive.
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defense (antonym)
Government policy or structure related to the military.
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defence (antonym)
Government policy or (infra)structure related to the military.
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infringement (related)
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prosecution (related)
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conviction (related)
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infraction (related)
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felony (related)
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misconduct (related)
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perjury (related)
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allegation (related)
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offender (related)
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assault-and-robbery (related)
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breach (related)
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affray (related)
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unlawful (related)
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offensive
Offensive is an organized campaign or plan of action, normally created by the military or created to achieve some specific political aim or goal.
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  • No offence sport, but when is the last time you looked in the mirror?

  • Seeing that Godoy, the all-powerful minister at Madrid, had given mortal offence to Napoleon early in the Prussian campaign of 1806 by calling on Spain to arm on behalf of her independence, it passes belief how he could have placed his country at the mercy of Napoleon at the end of the year 1807.

  • This offence was the cause of the first Sacred War.

  • Failure to comply with any of the rules renders a company " liable for each offence, on conviction under the Summary Jurisdiction Acts, to a fine not exceeding fifty pounds, or in the case of a continuing offence to a fine not exceeding ten pounds for every day during which the offence continues after conviction."

  • One of these myths is the famous story of Ishtar's descent to Irkalla or Aralu, as the lower world was called, and her reception by her sister who presides over it; the other is the story of Nergal's offence against Ereshkigal, his banishment to the kingdom controlled by the goddess and the reconciliation between Nergal and Ereshkigal through the latter's offer to have Nergal share the honours of the rule over Irkalla.

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