(obsolete) Assault; attack, offensive; offense.

plural of offensiveness

(American football) An offense in which the quarterback sets up at a distance behind the center and the ball is snapped through the air.

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

(law) The most serious offence of a group of offenses that a person committed at the same time, or is charged with committing at the same time.

plural of primary offense

Alternative spelling of hanging offence

To feel (and usually to show) resentment at another's actions or words.

plural of hanging offense

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take offense