offence

Definitions

Examples

• On Monday, Downing Street said it was first made aware of “a potential offence relating to child abuse imagery” on February 12.

• “We never meant to be offensive, but we apologize if any offence was caused,” they told the Sun.

• Is it really an offence against democracy for a government to enforce its own commitments upon its own MPs?

• It is the first offence of which Mr Taylor has ever been accused.

• This, of course, amounted to the criminal offence of aiding and abetting sex with minors.

• Turn away from sin and order thy hands aright, and cleanse thy heart from all offence.

• Without any known cause of offence, a tacit acknowledgement of mutual dislike was shewn by Louis and de Patinos.

• A little quarrelling or fighting, or playing at cards, was apparently no offence.

• No more admirable illustration can be found of the truth that the essence of defence lies in a vigorous local offence.

• Still, I mean no offence when I put tea in the same category with Tobacco.