of·fence /-ləs/
 犯罪,冒犯,違反,罪過,過錯


 Of·fence n. See Offense.

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 Of·fense, Of·fence  n.
 1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury.
    Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our justification.   --Rom. iv. 25.
    I have given my opinion against the authority of two great men, but I hope without offense to their memories.   --Dryden.
 2. The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure; as, to cause offense.
    He was content to give them just cause of offense, when they had power to make just revenge.   --Sir P. Sidney.
 3. A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin. [Obs.]
    Woe to that man by whom the offense cometh!   --Matt. xviii. 7.
 Note: ☞ This word, like expense, is often spelled with a c.  It ought, however, to undergo the same change with expense, the reasons being the same, namely, that s must be used in offensive as in expensive, and is found in the Latin offensio, and the French offense.
 To take offense, to feel, or assume to be, injured or affronted; to become angry or hostile.
 Weapons of offense, those which are used in attack, in distinction from those of defense, which are used to repel.
 Syn: -- Displeasure; umbrage; resentment; misdeed; misdemeanor; trespass; transgression; delinquency; fault; sin; crime; affront; indignity; outrage; insult.

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 offence
      n 1: the action of attacking an enemy [syn: offense, offensive]
      2: the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
         [syn: offense] [ant: defense, defense]
      3: a feeling of anger caused by being offended; "he took
         offence at my question" [syn: umbrage, offense]
      4: a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others;
         wounding the feelings or others [syn: discourtesy, offense,
          offensive activity]
      5: a crime less serious than a felony [syn: misdemeanor, misdemeanour,
          infraction, offense, violation, infringement]


 Offence
    (1.) An injury or wrong done to one (1 Sam. 25:31; Rom. 5:15).

      (2.) A stumbling-block or cause of temptation (Isa. 8:14;
    Matt. 16:23; 18:7). Greek skandalon, properly that at which one
    stumbles or takes offence. The "offence of the cross" (Gal.
    5:11) is the offence the Jews took at the teaching that
    salvation was by the crucified One, and by him alone. Salvation
    by the cross was a stumbling-block to their national pride.