A crime for which the maximum penalty is capital punishment. / A crime for which the maximum penalty is life in prison without parole.

(American football) A lineman for the team in possession of the ball located outside one of the guard positions.

(American football, Canadian football) The five players comprising the center, the left and right offensive guards, and the left and right offensive tackles who are positioned around the ball at the line of scrimmage.

Individual required to maintain accounting, including records thereof, of property and funds, whether public or quasi-public. The accountable officer may or may not have physical possession of the property or funds.

(military) Any commissioned military officer who receives and disburses public money in his own name for purposes specified by law.

(baseball) A completed batting opportunity that did not result in a base on balls, hit-by-pitch, sacrifice fly, sacrifice bunt, or interference or obstruction.

A person of authority in the military who has not received a commission (a direct conveyance of authority from the sovereign government); as such they can have charge or control but not command in the most technical use of the word.

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

present participle of offer

The act by which something is offered. / That which has been offered; a sacrifice. / An oblation or presentation made as a religious act. / A contribution given at a religious service.