offense

offense
offense (n.) late 14c., "hurt, harm, injury, pain," from O.Fr. offense, from L. offensa "an offense, injury, a striking against," properly fem. pp. of offendere (see OFFEND (Cf. offend)). Meaning "action of attacking" and "feeling of being hurt" are both first recorded c.1400. Sense of "breach of the law, transgression" is first recorded late 14c. Sporting sense first recorded 1894.

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  • offense — [ ɔfɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1225; estre en offense de « être coupable de » fin XIIe; lat. offensa 1 ♦ Parole ou action qui offense, qui blesse qqn dans son honneur, dans sa dignité. ⇒ affront, injure, insulte, outrage. « Plus l offenseur est cher, et… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • offensé — offense [ ɔfɑ̃s ] n. f. • v. 1225; estre en offense de « être coupable de » fin XIIe; lat. offensa 1 ♦ Parole ou action qui offense, qui blesse qqn dans son honneur, dans sa dignité. ⇒ affront, injure, insulte, outrage. « Plus l offenseur est… …   Encyclopédie Universelle

  • offense — of·fense or of·fence /ə fens/ n 1: a violation of the law; esp: a criminal act nor shall any person be subject for the same offense to be twice put in jeopardy U.S. Constitution amend. V see also lesser included offense 2 …   Law dictionary

  • offense — 1 offensive, aggression, *attack Analogous words: assault, *attack, onslaught, onset 2 Offense, resentment, umbrage, pique, dudgeon, huff are comparable when they mean a person s emotional reaction to what he regards as a slight, an affront, an… …   New Dictionary of Synonyms

  • offense — OFFENSE. s. f. Injure de fait ou de parole. Grande offense, griéve offense. offense mortelle. legere offense. offense irréparable. offense faite au Prince en la personne de son Ambassadeur. faire une offense à quelqu un. souffrir une offense.… …   Dictionnaire de l'Académie française

  • Offense — Of*fense , Offence Of*fence , n. [F., fr. L. offensa. See {Offend}.] 1. The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. [1913 Webster] Who was delivered for our offenses, and was raised again for our… …   The Collaborative International Dictionary of English

  • offensé — offensé, ée (o fan sé, sée) part. passé d offenser. 1°   Qui a reçu une offense. •   Appréhende du moins la colère d une femme offensée, MOL. Festin, I, 3. •   Épicure avait raison de dire que les offenses étaient supportables à un homme sage ;… …   Dictionnaire de la Langue Française d'Émile Littré

  • offense — [ə fens′; ] also, and for n. 7 always, [ô′fens΄] n. [ME < MFr < L offensa < pp. of offendere: see OFFEND] 1. an offending; specif., a) the act of breaking a law; sin or crime; transgression b) the act of creating resentment, hurt… …   English World dictionary

  • Offense — Saltar a navegación, búsqueda Offense en directo OFFENSE son una banda proveniente de Valencia (España) que se formaron a finales de 1990,cuando cinco tíos llamados Fede,Wensho,Murgui,Javi y Loren,decidieron juntarse para ensayar. En febrero del… …   Wikipedia Español

  • Offense — or Offence (see ce/ se) may refer to: Offence (law), a violation of the penal law Offense (sports), the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring Offense (policy debate), arguments that make a definite value judgment about …   Wikipedia

  • offense — LAW the US spelling of offence * * * offense UK US /əˈfens/ noun US ► OFFENCE(Cf. ↑offence) …   Financial and business terms

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