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==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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a obsolete : an [[act]] of stumbling
:b archaic : a [[cause]] or occasion of [[sin]] : stumbling block
*2: something that outrages the [[moral]] or [[physical]] senses
*3a : the act of attacking : [[assault]]
:b : the means or [[method]] of attacking or of attempting to score
:c : the offensive team or members of a team [[playing]] offensive positions
:d : scoring [[ability]]
*4a : the [[act]] of displeasing or affronting
:b : the [[state]] of being insulted or [[morally]] outraged <takes offense at the slightest [[criticism]]>
*5a : a breach of a [[moral]] or social code : [[sin]], misdeed
:b : an infraction of [[law]]; especially : misdemeanor
==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 [[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.
Generally, goals are scored by teams' offenses, but in sports such as American Football it is common to see defenses and special teams (which serve as a team's offensive unit on kicking plays and defensive on returning plays) score as well. The fielding side in Cricket is also generally known as the attack despite the batting side being the side that scores runs.
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]]
==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
*[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/14th_century 14th Century]
==Definitions==
*1a obsolete : an [[act]] of stumbling
:b archaic : a [[cause]] or occasion of [[sin]] : stumbling block
*2: something that outrages the [[moral]] or [[physical]] senses
*3a : the act of attacking : [[assault]]
:b : the means or [[method]] of attacking or of attempting to score
:c : the offensive team or members of a team [[playing]] offensive positions
:d : scoring [[ability]]
*4a : the [[act]] of displeasing or affronting
:b : the [[state]] of being insulted or [[morally]] outraged <takes offense at the slightest [[criticism]]>
*5a : a breach of a [[moral]] or social code : [[sin]], misdeed
:b : an infraction of [[law]]; especially : misdemeanor
==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 [[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.
Generally, goals are scored by teams' offenses, but in sports such as American Football it is common to see defenses and special teams (which serve as a team's offensive unit on kicking plays and defensive on returning plays) score as well. The fielding side in Cricket is also generally known as the attack despite the batting side being the side that scores runs.
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]]
