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

plural of offence

(archaic) offensive

(archaic or nonstandard) Alternative form of offensively

Obsolete form of offensive.

Alternative spelling of take offense

plural of criminal offence

(British spelling) A crime.

(idiomatic) A crime so serious that it is punishable by means of death by hanging.

(law, Britain, Australia, Canada, Hong Kong) A crime in some common law jurisdictions that can be proceeded against summarily, without the right to a jury trial and/or indictment, as required for an indictable offence.