attempt vs criminal offence

attempt and criminal offence both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
attempt	Yes	No	Yes	No
criminal offence	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, criminal offence is a hypernym of attempt; that is, criminal offence is a word with a broader meaning than attempt:

attempt: the act of attacking
criminal offence: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

Other hypernyms of attempt include crime, criminal offense, law-breaking.

attempt (noun)	criminal offence (noun)
earnest and conscientious activity intended to do or accomplish something	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
the act of attacking

attempt (verb)	criminal offence (verb)
enter upon an activity or enterprise
make an effort or attempt