attempt vs criminal offense

attempt and criminal offense both are nouns.

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

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

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

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

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