offense vs criminal offense

offense and criminal offense both are nouns.

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

As nouns, criminal offense is a hyponym of offense; that is, criminal offense 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 offense: (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

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

offense (noun)	criminal offense (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 offense

offense and criminal offense both are nouns.

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