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Offence Offense Law Spelling Meaning Break ə'Fens N.犯罪,触犯

Front offence
Pron [ə'fens]
Back 【offence】
n.犯罪,触犯
The punishment for that offence is two years in prison.
那项罪的刑罚是监禁两年。
Vocab
offencea lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others

Offence is the British spelling of offense, meaning "a punishable act." If you break a law for the first time, it’s your first offence.

The noun offence comes from the Latin word offendere, which means “strike against.” Any time you break a law or a rule it is an offence against that law or rule. Also meaning "rudeness" — or the anger caused by it. In countries like the United States, the preferred spelling is offense, so don't take offense if someone corrects you.

All forms of 'offence' will appear on average once every 257 pages.
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