Topic: CRIME
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of‧fence W3 British English ; offense American English
1 [countable]SCC an illegal action or a crime COLLOCATIONS COLLOCATIONS
criminal offence serious/minor offence first offence (=the first illegal thing that someone has done) commit an offence capital offence (=a crime for which death is the punishment) federal offense American English (=a very serious offence against the law of the US, rather than against state law) driving/parking etc offence it is an offence to do something make something an offence/make it an offence to do something a punishable offence an offence punishable by/with something
COLLOCATIONS criminal offence serious/minor offence first offence (=the first illegal thing that someone has done) commit an offence capital offence (=a crime for which death is the punishment) federal offense American English (=a very serious offence against the law of the US, rather than against state law) driving/parking etc offence it is an offence to do something make something an offence/make it an offence to do something a punishable offence an offence punishable by/with something
2 [uncountable] when you offend or upset someone by something you do or say
3 used to tell someone that you hope that what you are going to say or do will not offend them : No offense, but this cheese tastes like rubber.
no offence
spokenNo offense, but this cheese tastes like rubber.4 to feel offended because of something someone says or does : I think he took offence at my lack of enthusiasm.
take offence (at something)
I think he took offence at my lack of enthusiasm.5 [uncountable] formalPM the act of attacking : the weapon of offence used during the attack
the weapon of offence used during the attack
