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criminal offence vs offence

offence vs criminal offence

criminal offence and offence both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
criminal offence Yes No No No
offence Yes No No No
As nouns, offence is a hypernym of criminal offence; that is, offence is a word with a broader meaning than criminal offence:
  • criminal offence: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
  • offence: a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
Other hypernyms of criminal offence include offense.
criminal offence (noun) offence (noun)
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act the action of attacking an enemy
a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others
a feeling of anger caused by being offended
the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
Difference between criminal offence and offence

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