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  • 1offence — of‧fence [əˈfens] , offense noun 1. [countable] LAW an illegal action or a crime: • The company was not aware that it was committing an offence. • It is an offence to sell alco …

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  • 2offence — BrE usually offense AmE noun 1 (C) an illegal action or a crime: Driving while drunk is a serious offence. | a parking offense (+ against): sexual offences against children | commit an offence (=do something that is an offence) | first offence… …

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  • 3offence — n. infraction 1) to commit an offence 2) a minor, petty, trivial; serious offence 3) a capital; impeachable; indictable offence 4) an offence against feeling of outrage 5) to take offence at (she takes offence at every remark) insult (formal) 6)… …

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  • 4offence — of|fence W3 BrE offense AmE [əˈfens] n 1.) an illegal action or a crime ▪ The possession of stolen property is a criminal offence. ▪ Punishment for a first offence is a fine. ▪ His solicitor said he committed the offence because he was heavily in …

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  • 5offence */*/*/ — UK [əˈfens] / US noun Word forms offence : singular offence plural offences 1) [countable] a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment motoring/firearms/public order offences criminal offence: Killing these animals is a criminal… …

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  • 6offence — (BrE) (AmE offense) noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ grave, heinous, major, serious ▪ lesser, minor, petty, trivial …

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  • 7commit — com‧mit [kəˈmɪt] verb committed PTandPP committing PRESPART 1. [intransitive, transitive] to say that someone will definitely do something or must do something: commit somebody to do something • He committed his government to support Thailand s… …

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  • 8Offence against the person — Criminal law Part o …

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  • 9offence — 01. Shoplifting is a serious [offence], and will be punished. 02. The smell of perfume can be quite [offensive] to people with allergies. 03. Because it was his first [offence], he was let off with a warning. 04. In some countries, selling… …

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  • 10commit */*/*/ — UK [kəˈmɪt] / US verb Word forms commit : present tense I/you/we/they commit he/she/it commits present participle committing past tense committed past participle committed Get it right: commit: Don t write the ed and ing forms of commit with only …

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