Offense Explained

Offense or offence may refer to:

Common meanings

• Offense or crime, a violation of penal law
• An insult, or negative feeling in response to a perceived insult
• An attack, a proactive offensive engagement
• Sin, an act that violates a known moral rule
• Offense (sports), the action of engaging an opposing team with the objective of scoring

Media

• The Offence, a 1972 drama film directed by Sidney Lumet
• "Offense" (Law & Order: Criminal Intent), an episode of Law & Order: Criminal Intent, 2008

Other uses

• Offense (policy debate), arguments that make a definite value judgment about an advocacy
• Religious offense, an offense against religion

See also

• Offender (disambiguation)
• Offensive (disambiguation)