offense
noun
a violation or breaking of a social or moral rule; transgression; sin.
offenses
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pluralof offense.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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She supervised the prosecution of music mogul Sean “Diddy” Combs, who was convicted of prostitution offenses.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 4, 2026
Nashiri was charged in April 2011 with offenses including murder in violation of the law of war and terrorism, but his case has been mired in pre-trial proceedings for years.
From Barron's ● Nov. 2, 2026
It also means that many criminal offenses hinge on attributing a wrongful act to the mental state of a human being.
From Slate ● Oct. 25, 2026
The books follow Thursday Next, a special-ops agent charged with combating criminal offenses against literary works.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 23, 2026
We ended up taking on almost one hundred new cases following the court's ban on life imprisonment without parole for kids convicted of non-homicide offenses.
From "Just Mercy" by Bryan Stevenson
