offence
English Thesaurus
1. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)
hypernym | : | evildoing, transgression, |
definition | : | the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | barratry, |
definition | : | the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | capital offense, |
definition | : | a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | cybercrime, |
definition | : | crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person's identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | felony, |
definition | : | a serious crime (such as murder or arson) (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | forgery, |
definition | : | criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | fraud, |
definition | : | intentional deception resulting in injury to another person (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | had crime, |
definition | : | (Islam) serious crimes committed by Muslims and punishable by punishments established in the Koran (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | highjack, hijack, |
definition | : | seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | mayhem, |
definition | : | the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | attack, attempt, |
definition | : | the act of attacking (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | tazir crime, |
definition | : | (Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | thuggery, |
definition | : | violent or brutal acts as of thugs (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | vice crime, |
definition | : | a vice that is illegal (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | victimless crime, |
definition | : | an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | war crime, |
definition | : | a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war (noun.act) |
domain category | : | criminal law, |
definition | : | the body of law dealing with crimes and their punishment (noun.communication) |
domain member category | : | abduct, kidnap, nobble, snatch, |
definition | : | take away to an undisclosed location against their will and usually in order to extract a ransom (verb.contact) |
domain member category | : | impress, shanghai, |
definition | : | take (someone) against his will for compulsory service, especially on board a ship (verb.contact) |
domain member category | : | skyjack, |
definition | : | subject an aircraft to air piracy (verb.contact) |
domain member category | : | carjack, |
definition | : | take someone's car from him by force, usually with the intention of stealing it (verb.contact) |
domain member category | : | extort, |
definition | : | obtain through intimidation (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | blackmail, |
definition | : | obtain through threats (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | scalp, |
definition | : | sell illegally, as on the black market (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | bootleg, |
definition | : | sell illicit products such as drugs or alcohol (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | black market, run, |
definition | : | deal in illegally, such as arms or liquor (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | fob off, foist off, palm off, |
definition | : | sell as genuine, sell with the intention to deceive (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | push, |
definition | : | sell or promote the sale of (illegal goods such as drugs) (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | black marketeer, |
definition | : | deal on the black market (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | pyramid, |
definition | : | use or deal in (as of stock or commercial transaction) in a pyramid deal (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | ransom, redeem, |
definition | : | exchange or buy back for money; under threat (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | traffic, |
definition | : | deal illegally (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | lift, rustle, |
definition | : | take illegally (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | shoplift, |
definition | : | steal in a store (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | hold up, stick up, |
definition | : | rob at gunpoint or by means of some other threat (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | mug, |
definition | : | rob at gunpoint or with the threat of violence (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | pirate, |
definition | : | copy illegally; of published material (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | lift, plagiarise, plagiarize, |
definition | : | take without referencing from someone else's writing or speech; of intellectual property (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | crib, |
definition | : | take unauthorized (intellectual material) (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | rake off, |
definition | : | take money from an illegal transaction (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | buy off, pay off, |
definition | : | pay someone with influence in order to receive a favor (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | loot, plunder, |
definition | : | take illegally; of intellectual property (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | smuggle, |
definition | : | import or export without paying customs duties (verb.possession) |
domain member category | : | kick back, |
definition | : | pay a kickback; make an illegal payment (verb.possession) |
2. the action of attacking an enemy (noun.act)
hyponym | : | counteroffensive, |
definition | : | a large scale offensive (more than a counterattack) undertaken by a defending force to seize the initiative from an attacking force (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | dirty war, |
definition | : | an offensive conducted by secret police or the military of a regime against revolutionary and terrorist insurgents and marked by the use of kidnapping and torture and murder with civilians often being the victims (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | push back, rollback, |
definition | : | the act of forcing the enemy to withdraw (noun.act) |
3. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others (noun.act)
hyponym | : | derision, ridicule, |
definition | : | the act of deriding or treating with contempt (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | indelicacy, |
definition | : | an impolite act or expression (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | insolence, |
definition | : | an offensive disrespectful impudent act (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | affront, insult, |
definition | : | a deliberately offensive act or something producing the effect of deliberate disrespect (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | presumption, |
definition | : | a kind of discourtesy in the form of an act of presuming (noun.act) |
hyponym | : | rebuff, slight, |
definition | : | a deliberate discourteous act (usually as an expression of anger or disapproval) (noun.act) |
4. a feeling of anger caused by being offended (noun.feeling)
hypernym | : | anger, choler, ire, |
definition | : | a strong emotion; a feeling that is oriented toward some real or supposed grievance (noun.feeling) |
5. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score (noun.group)
hypernym | : | squad, team, |
definition | : | a cooperative unit (especially in sports) (noun.group) |
6. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)
derivation | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
derivation | : | criminal, felonious, |
definition | : | involving or being or having the nature of a crime (adj.all) |
7. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others (noun.act)
8. a feeling of anger caused by being offended (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | offend, pique, |
definition | : | cause to feel resentment or indignation (verb.emotion) |
9. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score (noun.group)
10. (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act (noun.act)
derivation | : | breach, break, go against, infract, offend, transgress, violate, |
definition | : | act in disregard of laws, rules, contracts, or promises (verb.social) |
derivation | : | criminal, felonious, |
definition | : | involving or being or having the nature of a crime (adj.all) |
11. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others (noun.act)
12. a feeling of anger caused by being offended (noun.feeling)
derivation | : | offend, pique, |
definition | : | cause to feel resentment or indignation (verb.emotion) |
13. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score (noun.group)
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