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The act of offending.
1. A crime or sin.
  Synonyms: misdoing, transgression, wrongdoing; see also Thesaurus:misdeed
  
  Antonyms: (Commonwealth) defence, (US) defense
  - 1855, Frederick Douglass, chapter 3, in My Bondage and My Freedom. […], New York; Auburn, N.Y.: Miller, Orton & Mulligan […], →OCLC:
    The slave fully appreciates the saying, "where ignorance is bliss, 'tis folly to be wise." When old master's gestures were violent, ending with a threatening shake of the head, and a sharp snap of his middle finger and thumb, I deemed it wise to keep at a respectable distance from him; for, at such times, trifling faults stood, in his eyes, as momentous offenses; and, having both the power and the disposition, the victim had only to be near him to catch the punishment, deserved or undeserved.
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  - 2006, Edwin Black, chapter 2, in Internal Combustion‎:
    The popular late Middle Ages fictional character Robin Hood, dressed in green to symbolize the forest, dodged fines for forest offenses and stole from the rich to give to the poor. But his appeal was painfully real and embodied the struggle over wood.
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2. An affront, injury, or insult.
  Synonyms: dis, put-down, slight; see also Thesaurus:offense
  
  Antonyms: (Commonwealth) defence, (US) defense
  - 1680, John Dryden, “The Preface to Ovid’s Epistles”, in Ovid, Ovid’s Epistles, […], London: […] Jacob Tonson […], →OCLC:
    Thus I have ventur'd to give my Opinion on this Subject againſt the Authority of tvvo great men, but I hope vvithout offence to either of their Memories, for I both lov'd them living, and reverence them now they are dead.
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The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure.
Synonyms: miff, offendedness, pique, umbrage
(team sports Category:en:Sports#OFFENSE) A strategy and tactics employed when in position to score; contrasted with defense.
(team sports Category:en:Sports#OFFENSE) The portion of a team dedicated to scoring when in position to do so; contrasted with defense.

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act of offending against the law

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Armenian: հանցանք (hy) (hancʻankʻ)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#OFFENSE, օրինազանցություն (hy) (ōrinazancʻutʻyun)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#OFFENSE
Bulgarian: нарушение (bg) n (narušenie)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#OFFENSE, престъпление (bg) n (prestǎplenie)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#OFFENSE
Danish: lovovertrædelse cCategory:Terms with Danish translations#OFFENSE
Finnish: rikos (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#OFFENSE (crime); rike (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#OFFENSE (minor offense); lainrikkomusCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#OFFENSE (any)
German: Vergehen (de) nCategory:Terms with German translations#OFFENSE
Greek: αδίκημα (el) n (adíkima)Category:Terms with Greek translations#OFFENSE
Hebrew: עֲבֵרָה (he) f ('averá)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#OFFENSE
Hindi: वार (hi) m (vār)Category:Terms with Hindi translations#OFFENSE
Hungarian: sérelem (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#OFFENSE, sértés (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#OFFENSE
Latin: offensa fCategory:Terms with Latin translations#OFFENSE
Macedonian: пре́кршок m (prékršok)Category:Terms with Macedonian translations#OFFENSE
Malay: kesalahan (ms)Category:Terms with Malay translations#OFFENSE
Māori: hēangaCategory:Terms with Māori translations#OFFENSE
Norwegian:
Bokmål: lovovertredelse mCategory:Terms with Norwegian Bokmål translations#OFFENSE
Portuguese: ofensa (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#OFFENSE, delito (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#OFFENSE, transgressão (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#OFFENSE
Romanian: ofensă (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#OFFENSE
Russian: преступле́ние (ru) n (prestuplénije)Category:Terms with Russian translations#OFFENSE, правонаруше́ние (ru) n (pravonarušénije)Category:Terms with Russian translations#OFFENSE
Sanskrit: आगस् (sa) n (āgas)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#OFFENSE, एनस् (sa) n (enas)Category:Terms with Sanskrit translations#OFFENSE
Swedish: lagöverträdelse (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#OFFENSE, överträdelse (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#OFFENSE
Turkish:
Ottoman Turkish: صوچ (suç)Category:Terms with Ottoman Turkish translations#OFFENSE
Ukrainian: правопору́шення (uk) n (pravoporúšennja)Category:Terms with Ukrainian translations#OFFENSE

act of offending against manners

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Armenian: վիրավորանք (hy) (viravorankʻ)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#OFFENSE
Catalan: ofensa (ca) fCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#OFFENSE, insult (ca) mCategory:Terms with Catalan translations#OFFENSE
Esperanto: ofendoCategory:Terms with Esperanto translations#OFFENSE
Finnish: loukkaus (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#OFFENSE
Greek: προσβολή (el) f (prosvolí)Category:Terms with Greek translations#OFFENSE
Hungarian: sértés (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#OFFENSE
Irish: aithisiú mCategory:Terms with Irish translations#OFFENSE
Latin: offensa fCategory:Terms with Latin translations#OFFENSE
Portuguese: ofensa (pt) fCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#OFFENSE, insulto (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#OFFENSE
Romanian: ofensă (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#OFFENSE
Russian: просту́пок (ru) m (prostúpok)Category:Terms with Russian translations#OFFENSE
Spanish: ofensa (es) fCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#OFFENSE, insulto (es) mCategory:Terms with Spanish translations#OFFENSE
Swedish: kränkning (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#OFFENSE

state of being offended

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Aramaic: אבאשותא (avashvta)Category:Terms with Aramaic translations#OFFENSE
Armenian: վիրավորվածություն (viravorvacutʻyun)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#OFFENSE
Bulgarian: обида (bg) f (obida)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#OFFENSE
Chamicuro: suchiCategory:Terms with Chamicuro translations#OFFENSE
Finnish: loukkaantuminen (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#OFFENSE
Georgian: შეურაცხყოფა (šeuracxq̇opa)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#OFFENSE
German: beleidigt seinCategory:Terms with German translations#OFFENSE, gekränkt seinCategory:Terms with German translations#OFFENSE
Greek: θυμός (el) m (thymós)Category:Terms with Greek translations#OFFENSE
Hebrew: עֶלְבּוֹן (he) m (elbón)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#OFFENSE
Hungarian: sértettség (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#OFFENSE
Irish: múisiam mCategory:Terms with Irish translations#OFFENSE
Latin: offensa fCategory:Terms with Latin translations#OFFENSE
Russian: оби́да (ru) f (obída)Category:Terms with Russian translations#OFFENSE, оскорбле́ние (ru) n (oskorblénije)Category:Terms with Russian translations#OFFENSE
Swedish: kränkthet (sv) cCategory:Terms with Swedish translations#OFFENSE

strategy and tactics employed when in position to score

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Armenian: հարձակում (hy) (harjakum)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#OFFENSE
Bulgarian: нападение (bg) n (napadenie)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#OFFENSE, настъпление (bg) n (nastǎplenie)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#OFFENSE
Finnish: hyökkäys (fi)Category:Terms with Finnish translations#OFFENSE
French: attaque (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#OFFENSE, offensive (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#OFFENSE
Georgian: შეტევა (šeṭeva)Category:Terms with Georgian translations#OFFENSE
Greek: επίθεση (el) f (epíthesi)Category:Terms with Greek translations#OFFENSE
Hebrew: הַתְקָפָה f (hatqafá)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#OFFENSE
Hungarian: támadás (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#OFFENSE
Portuguese: ataque (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#OFFENSE
Romanian: ofensivă (ro) fCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#OFFENSE
Russian: нападе́ние (ru) n (napadénije)Category:Terms with Russian translations#OFFENSE

portion of a team dedicated to scoring

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Armenian: հարձակում (hy) (harjakum)Category:Terms with Armenian translations#OFFENSE
Bulgarian: нападение (bg) n (napadenie)Category:Terms with Bulgarian translations#OFFENSE
Finnish: hyökkääjät plCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#OFFENSE, hyökkäyspääCategory:Terms with Finnish translations#OFFENSE
French: attaque (fr) fCategory:Terms with French translations#OFFENSE, attaquants (fr) m plCategory:Terms with French translations#OFFENSE
Greek: επίθεση (el) f (epíthesi)Category:Terms with Greek translations#OFFENSE
Hebrew: הַתְקָפָה f (hatqafá)Category:Terms with Hebrew translations#OFFENSE
Hungarian: támadás (hu)Category:Terms with Hungarian translations#OFFENSE
Portuguese: ataque (pt) mCategory:Terms with Portuguese translations#OFFENSE
Romanian: atacant (ro) mCategory:Terms with Romanian translations#OFFENSE

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