| Offence 1. (n.) See Offense. 2. (n.) The act of offending in any sense; esp., a crime or a sin, an affront or an injury. 3. (n.) The state of being offended or displeased; anger; displeasure. 4. (n.) A cause or occasion of stumbling or of sin. Thesaurus Entries breach, crime, dereliction, error, fault, felony, harm, hurt, infraction, infringement, injure, insult, lapse, malefaction, misdeed, misdemeanor, offend, outrage, peccadillo, sin, slight, slip, take umbrage, transgression, trespass, violation, wrong, wrongdoing |