offense vs criminal offence

offense and criminal offence both are nouns.

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

As nouns, criminal offence is a hyponym of offense; that is, criminal offence is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than offense:

offense: a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right
criminal offence: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

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

offense (noun)	criminal offence (noun)
the action of attacking an enemy	(criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act
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

offense vs criminal offence

offense and criminal offence both are nouns.

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