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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
− | [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere | + | [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=English#ca._1100-1500_.09THE_MIDDLE_ENGLISH_PERIOD Middle English], from Anglo-French, from [[Latin]] offensa, from feminine of offensus, past participle of offendere |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century] |
| ==Definitions== | | ==Definitions== |
| *1a obsolete : an [[act]] of stumbling | | *1a obsolete : an [[act]] of stumbling |
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| *5a : a breach of a [[moral]] or social code : [[sin]], misdeed | | *5a : a breach of a [[moral]] or social code : [[sin]], misdeed |
| :b : an infraction of [[law]]; especially : misdemeanor | | :b : an infraction of [[law]]; especially : misdemeanor |
− | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Offence''''', follow [http://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Offence '''''this link'''''].</center> | + | <center>For lessons on the [[topic]] of '''''Offence''''', follow [https://nordan.daynal.org/wiki/index.php?title=Category:Offence '''''this link'''''].</center> |
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| ==Description== | | ==Description== |
− | In [[law]], an '''offence''' is a violation of the [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_law penal law]. An offence can range from a simple [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdemeanor misdemeanour] (e.g. a traffic violation) to a [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony felony] (e.g. capital [[murder]]). In common law usage, 'offence' differs from '[[crime]]' in that there is typically no [[victim]], but the [[action]] remains [[prohibited]] by statute. | + | In [[law]], an '''offence''' is a violation of the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Penal_law penal law]. An offence can range from a simple [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Misdemeanor misdemeanour] (e.g. a traffic violation) to a [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Felony felony] (e.g. capital [[murder]]). In common law usage, 'offence' differs from '[[crime]]' in that there is typically no [[victim]], but the [[action]] remains [[prohibited]] by statute. |
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| In [[sports]], offense or offence (see American and British English spelling differences; pronounced with first-syllable stress), also known as attack, is the [[action]] of attacking or [[engaging]] an [[opposing]] team with the objective of scoring points or goals. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in offense, or a sub-team whose primary [[responsibility]] is offense. | | In [[sports]], offense or offence (see American and British English spelling differences; pronounced with first-syllable stress), also known as attack, is the [[action]] of attacking or [[engaging]] an [[opposing]] team with the objective of scoring points or goals. The term may also refer to the tactics involved in offense, or a sub-team whose primary [[responsibility]] is offense. |