(Roman Catholicism) The sacrament (sacred ritual) also called confession, involving contrition by a person, confessing sins to a priest, penance performed by the person, and absolution granted by the priest.

(idiomatic) To avoid something.

Britain, Australia, New Zealand, and Canada standard spelling of offense.

(idiomatic) To complete the greater part of (a project). / To overburden (a person).

(Australia, rhyming slang) A suit.

(Australia, attributive) A tax avoidance scheme from the 1970s.

(historical) The followers of Hasan-i Sabbah, the Sheikh of Alamut.

(broadcasting) The closing of a radio or television station's studios and cessation of the broadcasting signal, usually overnight.

(idiomatic) To log off; to stop using a computer, radio, etc., especially to stop talking. / (broadcasting) To cease broadcasting a radio or television signal, usually at the end of a broadcasting day.

(computing, informal) An error screen displayed by some operating systems, especially Microsoft Windows, after encountering an unrecoverable error which causes the system to shut down.