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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  

*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>

==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.

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.

In Britain and elsewhere, the term offence is almost always taken to mean an infraction of the rules, a penalty or foul, and attack is more likely to be used where Americans would use 'offense'. In soccer the offense is the effect that have prefectively strikers or the forwards, but back players can attack too.

In Britain and elsewhere, the term offence is almost always taken to mean an infraction of the rules, a penalty or foul, and attack is more likely to be used where Americans would use 'offense'. In soccer the offense is the effect that have prefectively strikers or the forwards, but back players can attack too.

 

[[Category: Law]]

[[Category: Law]]