♦ offence

♦ offence
♦ offence, (USA) offense /əˈfɛns/
n.
1 offesa; ingiuria; insulto; oltraggio: an offence against decency [to one's conscience] un'offesa alla decenza [alla propria coscienza]; to cause [to give] offence to sb., fare [recare] offesa a q.; to take offence, offendersi; aversene a male; I meant no offence, non intendevo offendere
2 (leg.) contravvenzione; trasgressione; delitto; reato; illecito: first offence, reato commesso da un incensurato; petty offence, reato di minore gravità; an offence against the law, una trasgressione alla legge; criminal offence, illecito penale; arrestable offence, reato che prevede l'arresto; capital offence, reato capitale; indictable offence, infrazione passibile di pena; minor offence, reato minore
3 (sport) infrazione, fallo: a serious offence, un'infrazione grave
4 [u] (sport) attacco; offensiva
5 [u] (mil.) offesa; offensiva; l'attaccare
● (leg.) offence committed without malice, reato colposo □ No offence, senza offesa; non vorrei offendere.

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