| query | In sports such as American football or basketball, the offense is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score . Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle. |
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| word | offence |
| full-definition | noun An offence is a crime that breaks a particular law and requires a particular punishment . Thirteen people have been charged with treason–an offence which can carry the death penalty. In Britain the Consumer Protection Act makes it a criminal offence to sell goods that are unsafe. Offence or an offence is behaviour which causes people to be upset or embarrassed . The book might be published without creating offense. Privilege determined by birth is an offence to any modern sense of justice. In sports such as American football or basketball, the offense is the team which has possession of the ball and is trying to score . Between plays the coach was talking to the offense in the huddle. |
| inflections | offences |
| cefr-level | B2 |
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