variants
or offences
1
as in crimes
a breaking of a moral or legal code
wartime offenses that are crimes against all of humanity
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as in assaults
the act or action of setting upon with force or violence
combat casualties grew enormously as the weapons of offense became far more technologically advanced than defensive armor
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as in outrages
an act or expression showing scorn and usually intended to hurt another's feelings
a diplomat never deliberately gives offense
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as in resentments
the feeling of being offended or resentful after a slight or indignity
my mother was prone to take offense even at the most innocent remark
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Recent Examples of offenses
The fine is much more than what Mississippi State would have had to pay under the SEC's old system last year that fined schools $100,000 for first offenses, $250,000 for second offenses, and $500,000 all offenses after the third.
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Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Better offenses will find a way to take advantage.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Passing numbers at the collegiate level have exploded in the past 15 years, as offenses have been designed around airing the ball out; as a result, college performance has almost no predictive value to the NFL—a quarterback version of grade inflation.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
In 2023, the Pretrial Integrity Act shifted authority for certain violent offenses from magistrates to judges.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Brown has been arrested multiple times over the past decade on suspicion of offenses ranging from misuse of the 911 system to robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to court records.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Multiple offenses could result in a citation.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Gmoser had worried that detaining people for civil offenses could make the county vulnerable to lawsuits because of a previous attorney general's guidance.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
The figures were similar in previous years, with only 19 out of 163,005 total offenses in 2015 getting dropped because of the grand jury’s refusal to prosecute, along with 14 out of 170,161 offenses in 2014 and five out of 196,969 in 2013.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 9 Sep. 2025
Better offenses will find a way to take advantage.
—Nick Kosmider, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2025
Passing numbers at the collegiate level have exploded in the past 15 years, as offenses have been designed around airing the ball out; as a result, college performance has almost no predictive value to the NFL—a quarterback version of grade inflation.
—Seth Wickersham, The Atlantic, 8 Sep. 2025
In 2023, the Pretrial Integrity Act shifted authority for certain violent offenses from magistrates to judges.
—Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 8 Sep. 2025
Brown has been arrested multiple times over the past decade on suspicion of offenses ranging from misuse of the 911 system to robbery with a dangerous weapon, according to court records.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 8 Sep. 2025
Multiple offenses could result in a citation.
—Taylor O'Connor, Kansas City Star, 8 Sep. 2025
Gmoser had worried that detaining people for civil offenses could make the county vulnerable to lawsuits because of a previous attorney general's guidance.
—Victoria Moorwood, The Enquirer, 30 Aug. 2025
The figures were similar in previous years, with only 19 out of 163,005 total offenses in 2015 getting dropped because of the grand jury’s refusal to prosecute, along with 14 out of 170,161 offenses in 2014 and five out of 196,969 in 2013.
—Alison Durkee, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for offenses
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Those who dismissed intersectionality saw such policies as little more than allowing the disadvantaged to commit crimes without consequences to make up for past inequities, afflicting crime victims from the same disadvantaged communities.—
John Scott Lewinski,
The Washington Examiner,
5 Sep. 2025
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Released in September 2025, Blood & Myth follows the Iñupiaq man and respected actor Teddy Kyle Smith, who became a fugitive following a string of violent crimes in the remote town of Kiana, Alaska.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
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Investigators later confirmed his DNA matched evidence from that case and others, including attacks in Okemos, Michigan, in 1994; Birmingham, Michigan, in 1995; and Columbus, Ohio, in 1997, as well as two assaults in Ventura in the early 1980s.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
6 Sep. 2025
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In August, Russia’s aerial assaults on Ukraine slowed markedly, with 4,288 projectiles raining down on Ukrainian cities, an average of 138 per day.—
Katya Soldak,
Forbes.com,
2 Sep. 2025
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But old resentments surface before long, escalating into a fist fight.—
David Rooney,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Aug. 2025
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Think Carefully About The Beneficiary Split Parents usually want to divide assets equally among their children to avoid potential resentments.—
Raul Elizalde,
Forbes.com,
26 Aug. 2025
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Both offensives also caused widespread fires.—
Ashleigh Fields,
The Hill,
20 Aug. 2025
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Now, both the Mayitos and Chapitos have stepped up their offensives to seize key territories, Dittmar explains.—
Rocío Muñoz-Ledo,
CNN Money,
18 Aug. 2025
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In some states, the oppression and the indignities around reproductive health extends beyond menstruation to birth.—
Maia Niguel Hoskin,
Forbes.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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But Souleymane’s difficulties go beyond the usual indignities of scant pay and exhausting hours.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
6 Aug. 2025
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Despite the downward pressure on cost of cyber attacks, the sector continues to grow, as more companies treat cyber security incidents as a top priority.—
Ganesh Rao,
CNBC,
4 Sep. 2025
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This prevents many attacks that use lookalike domain names or hacks such as DNS cache poisoning to create rogue sites masquerading as the real, trusted ones.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
4 Sep. 2025
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Perhaps Florence might have learned to cast aside the envy that seemed to be suppressed only by her outbursts and insults, her ever-increasing appetite, a collection of maladies that seemed to anger and horrify her father even further.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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When big gatherings of police and federal agents suddenly show up in residential areas, crowds often meet them with cell phone cameras, righteous indignation and insults.—
Daniel C. Vock,
Chicago Tribune,
31 Aug. 2025
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For Brasília, Beijing constitutes an indispensable strategic partner, but Washington, even after its recent aggressions, remains an irreplaceable global power.—
HUSSEIN KALOUT,
Foreign Affairs,
2 Sep. 2025
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Challenges are also proceeding against the other frenzied aggressions prompted by the fake immigration emergency, including a lawsuit by the ACLU over the creation of the Alligator Alcatraz facility.—
Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Offenses.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/offenses. Accessed 9 Sep. 2025.
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