criminal offense vs criminal offence

criminal offense and criminal offence both are nouns.

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

As nouns, criminal offense and criminal offence are synonyms defined as:

criminal offense and criminal offence: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

Other synonyms of criminal offense include crime, law-breaking.

criminal offense (noun)	criminal offence (noun)
(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act