Offense

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Offense or offence may refer to:

Common meanings

  • Offense or crime, a violation of penal law
  • An insult, or negative feeling in response to a perceived insult
  • An attack, a proactive offensive engagement
  • Sin, an act that violates a known moral rule
  • Offense (sports), the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring

Media

  • The Offence, a 1972 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet
  • "Offense" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 2008

Other uses

  • Offense (policy debate), arguments that make a definite value judgment about an advocacy
  • Religious offense, an offense against religion

See also

  • Offender (disambiguation)
  • Offensive (disambiguation)
  • All pages with titles beginning with Offence
  • All pages with titles containing Offence
  • All pages with titles beginning with Offense
  • All pages with titles containing Offense
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