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offense

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But the fun starts when conservatives stop playing defense and go on offense.

To many of us, that smacks of censorship, the highest offense to our pride in self-publicity.

The most violent offense committed by Wahlberg occurred on the night of April 8, 1988.

If this were accurate, it would mean that the Wilson stopped Brown over a minor offense, not a felony.

Of how incredibly petty the offense can be and how insanely disproportionate the retaliation can be.

In this way it will be managed with less offense and with more ease to the conscience than now.

In harmony with a fundamental rule of law, a member who has once been acquitted cannot be tried again for the same offense.

It is almost amusing to see the efforts they make to avoid shaking hands with people, without giving direct offense.

He described the men at the Lion d'Or as truculent, easily ready to take offense, difficult to persuade.

Any offense against the grammar of our language is a sin against good use.

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On this page you'll find 182 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to offense, such as: breach, crime, infraction, misdeed, misdemeanor, and sin.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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