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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 …
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… …
3offence */*/*/ — 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… …
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 …
5offence*/*/ — [əˈfens] noun 1) [C] a crime or illegal activity for which there is a punishment motoring/firearms/public order offences[/ex] The usual fine is £15 to £100 for a first offence.[/ex] Killing these animals is a criminal offence.[/ex] minor offences …
6offence — (BrE) (AmE offense) noun 1 illegal act ADJECTIVE ▪ grave, heinous, major, serious ▪ lesser, minor, petty, trivial …
7List of minor Emmerdale characters (2004) — Emmerdale minor characters 1972 73 1974 1975 1976 1977 1978 1979 1980 1981 1982 …
8Summary offence — Criminal law Part of …
9Hybrid offence — Either way redirects here. For the song by The Twang, see Either Way. A hybrid offence, dual offence, Crown option offence, dual procedure offence, or wobbler are the special class offences in the common law jurisdictions where the case may be… …
10College of Minor Canons — The Minor Canons of St Paul s Cathedral, London, whose origins predate the Norman conquest of England, unusually were independent of the senior canons and, as priests, of higher status than the lay vicars choral. Medieval Hereford furnishes the… …
