Look up: offence

1. Offence
   another word for a crime
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2. offence
   in respect of taxation,such acts as late filing,late payment,failure to declare taxable income or transactions,negligent or fraudulent mis-statement in tax declarations,etc. Category: Financial affairs - taxation - customs • The violation of certain legally defined behavioural norms whic...
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3. Offence
   Of·fence' noun See Offense .
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4. Offence
   • (n.) A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin. • (n.) See Offense. • (n.) The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. • (n.) The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
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5. Offence
   [law] In law, an offence is a violation of the criminal law (a.k.a. penal law). In England and Wales, the term "offence" means the same thing as, and is interchangeable with, the term "crime". (But see the statutory definitions of the term "crime" in that article). This is also the case in H...
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6. offence
   
   • the action of attacking the enemy
   • the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
   • a feeling of anger caused by being offended
   • a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
   • a crime less serious than a felony
   
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7. Offence
   An act or behaviour prohibited by criminal law and therefore punishable by law: fines, imprisonment, additional sentences, etc. The distinction is made between three categories of offences, depending on their severity and the applicable sentences: petty offences, misdemeanours and crimes. It is the ...
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