Antonym: defence. Similar words: fence, sit on the fence, difference, indifference, make a difference, offend, offense, stiffen. Meaning: [ə'fens] 
n. 1. the action of attacking an enemy 2. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score 3. a feeling of anger caused by being offended 4. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others 5. a crime less serious than a felony.
n. 1. the action of attacking an enemy 2. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score 3. a feeling of anger caused by being offended 4. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others 5. a crime less serious than a felony. 
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(241) Failure to comply with this requirement is also a criminal offence.
(242) Khasbulatov later appeared on television to apologize for having caused offence.
(243) He may still plead not guilty while admitting that he is the person concerned in the alleged offence.sentencedict.com
(244) What causes offence is that he merely represents a shifting of values for the mass of young people.
(245) This does not mean that we shall shy away from tackling difficult subjects that may cause offence.
(246) Indecency is a much broader and more widely used category of offence.
(247) That is, they must convict him of the offence which they think he probably did not commit.
(248) The King's religious policies, strictly applied by Archbishop Laud, gave offence to the Puritan merchants and artisans.
(249) The question is: have they on those facts alone committed an offence?
(250) A person who organises a procession without complying with the notice requirements is guilty of a level three offence only.
(251) The indictment is the document which charges the defendant with the offence.
(252) The other type of offence involved in effect a preconceived and premeditated pitched battle, often accompanied by the use of weapons.
(253) No plea was taken from Mr. Bell in respect of the alleged offence of drunk and disorderly behaviour.
(254) Let us consider the problems that there may be in proving the more serious offence of criminal damage.
(255) Drugs include any intoxicant other than alcohol therefore even solvent abuse and driving may be covered by this offence.
(256) He later appeared on television to apologize for causing offence.
(257) Walking on a footpath has become a criminal offence, with fines of up to ￡5(sentencedict.com),000.
(258) Publication in contravention of this provision is an offence punishable on summary conviction with a fine not exceeding ￡1,000.
(259) If defendants decide to commit an offence, they must take the consequences.
(260) Development carried out in contravention of a stop notice constitutes an offence.
(261) The other is how to define their offence without blocking the flow of information from companies to investors.
(262) Breach of an ASBO is a criminal offence.
(263) This sentence is totally disproportionate to the alleged offence.
(264) The offence will make him the most popular man in all Florence.
(265) Such an offence shall be punished by detention in prison or at hard labour.
(266) This was a serious breach of trust quite apart from the gravity of any offence.
(267) Germany still has no insider-dealing offence in its statute books.
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