单词 | offense |
释义 | offense (once / 426 pages) 1n 2n 3n The part of a team that tries to score points is called the offense. If you play forward on a soccer team, you are on offense. If you offend someone — that is you cause them to be upset because of your actions or words — then you may need to apologize for the offense. After all, you meant no offense when you said that disco was dead. How were you to know the guy still loved the '70s? In the eyes of the law, an offense is a crime. WORD FAMILYoffense: offenseless, offenses USAGE EXAMPLESTheir offense is rated in the top 10, and their defense in the top two, per NBA.com. New York Times(Jan 03, 2017) But Manning and the offense are an issue. Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) “We held this team to 101 points on their home floor, and I thought our offense in that third quarter was the difference.” Washington Post(Jan 02, 2017) 1 1n a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others Syn|Hypo|Hyper discourtesy, offence, offensive activity derision, ridicule the act of deriding or treating with contempt indelicacyan impolite act or expression insolencean offensive disrespectful impudent act affront, insulta deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect presumptiona kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming rebuff, slighta deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) mockthe act of mocking or ridiculing indignityan affront to one's dignity or self-esteem outrage, scandalisation, scandalizationthe act of scandalizing cold shoulder, cut, snuba refusal to recognize someone you know silent treatmentan aloof refusal to speak to someone you know behavior, behaviour, conduct, doings manner of acting or controlling yourself 2n a feeling of anger caused by being offended 2Syn|Hyper offence, umbrage anger, choler, ire a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance 1n (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act Syn|Hypo|Hyper crime, criminal offence, criminal offense, law-breaking, offence barratry the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels capital offensea crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate cybercrimecrime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs felonya serious crime (such as murder or arson) forgerycriminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud fraudintentional deception resulting in injury to another person Had crime(Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran highjack, hijackseizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination mayhemthe willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violationa crime less serious than a felony commission, committal, perpetrationthe act of committing a crime attack, attemptthe act of attacking Tazir crime(Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way regulatory offence, regulatory offense, statutory offence, statutory offensecrimes created by statutes and not by common law thuggeryviolent or brutal acts as of thugs high treason, lese majesty, treasona crime that undermines the offender's government vice crimea vice that is illegal victimless crimean act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims war crimea crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war carjackingthe violent theft of an occupied car harlotry, prostitution, whoredomoffering sexual intercourse for pay assaulta threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped barratry(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo breach of the peace, disorderly behavior, disorderly conduct, disturbance of the peaceany act of molesting, interrupting, hindering, agitating, or arousing from a state of repose or otherwise depriving inhabitants of the peace and quiet to which they are entitled false pretence, false pretense(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation indecent exposure, public nudityvulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place bearing false witness, lying under oath, perjurycriminal offense of making false statements under oath seditionan illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assaulta statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat bigamythe offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred capture, seizurethe act of taking of a person by force racketeeringengaging in a racket bribery, graftthe practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage identity theftthe co-option of another person's personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person's knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge mail frauduse of the mails to defraud someone election fraudmisrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election constructive fraud, legal fraudcomprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence collateral fraud, extrinsic fraudfraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial fraud in fact, positive fraudactual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another fraud in the factumfraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract fraud in the inducementfraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts intrinsic fraudfraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud cheat, rig, swindlethe act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thievingthe act of taking something from someone unlawfully extortionthe felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence) burglaryentering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property evildoing, transgression the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle 2n the action of attacking an enemy 3Syn|Hypo|Hyper offence, offensive counteroffensive a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force dirty waran offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims push back, rollbackthe act of forcing the enemy to withdraw military operation, operation activity by a military or naval force (as a maneuver or campaign) n the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score Syn|Ant|Hyper offence defence, defending team, defense (sports) the team that is trying to prevent the other team from scoring squad, team a cooperative unit (especially in sports) |
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