(idiomatic) a strategy of the Labour Party in winning over important people in the world of finance

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.

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.

One who gives or causes offense, or does something wrong. / A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker.

(Christianity) An anthem formerly sung as part of the Roman Catholic Mass or during the corresponding part of the Anglican Communion.

simple past tense and past participle of offend