Offense or offence may refer to:
Common meanings
* Offense or
crime
In ordinary language, a crime is an unlawful act punishable by a State (polity), state or other authority. The term ''crime'' does not, in modern criminal law, have any simple and universally accepted definition,Farmer, Lindsay: "Crime, definit ...
, a violation of penal law
* An
insult
An insult is an expression or statement (or sometimes behavior) which is disrespectful or scornful. Insults may be intentional or accidental. An insult may be factual, but at the same time pejorative, such as the word "inbred".
Jocular exc ...
, or negative feeling in response to a perceived insult
* An
attack, a proactive offensive engagement
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Sin
In a religious context, sin is a transgression against divine law. Each culture has its own interpretation of what it means to commit a sin. While sins are generally considered actions, any thought, word, or act considered immoral, selfish, s ...
, an act that violates a known moral rule
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Offense (sports)
In sports, offense (American spelling) or offence ( Commonwealth spelling, see spelling differences; pronounced with first-syllable stress; from Latin '' offensus''), known as attack outside of North America, is the action of attacking or engagi ...
, the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring
Media
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The Offence
''The Offence'' is a 1973 British crime neo noir drama film directed by Sidney Lumet, based upon the 1968 stage play ''This Story of Yours'' by John Hopkins. It stars Sean Connery as police detective Johnson, who kills suspected child molest ...
'', a 1972 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet
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"Offense" (''Law & Order: Criminal Intent''), an episode of ''Law & Order: Criminal Intent'', 2008
Other uses
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Offense (policy debate)
This is a glossary of policy debate terms.
Affirmative
In policy debate (also called ''cross-examination debate'' in some circuits, namely the University Interscholastic League of Texas), the ''Affirmative'' is the team that affirms the reso ...
, arguments that make a definite value judgment about an advocacy
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Religious offense
Religious offense is any action which offends religious sensibilities and arouses serious negative emotions in people with strong belief.
Causes
Different religions are sensitive to different things in different measure, particularly such to ...
, an offense against religion
See also
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Offender (disambiguation)
Offender(s) or The Offender(s) may refer to:
*A criminal, one who commits a criminal offense
* ''Offender'' (film), a 2012 British action film
* ''Offenders'' (2017 film), a Serbian drama film
* Offenders (comics), a Marvel Comics team
* ''The O ...
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