OFFENSE Synonyms

• (criminal law) an act punishable by law; usually considered an evil act

• an evil act not necessarily punishable by law

• the quality of not being in accord with standards of right or good conduct

• morally objectionable behavior

• an improper demeanor

• the condition of being improper

• an indecent or improper act

• an act of undue intimacy

• the trait of being injudicious

• a petty misdeed

• an act that disregards an agreement or a right

• a crime less serious than a felony

• improper or wicked or immoral behavior

• a crime less serious than a felony

• estrangement from god

• (Akkadian) god of the Moon; counterpart of Sumerian Nanna

• an act that is regarded by theologians as a transgression of God's will

• ratio of the length of the side opposite the given angle to the length of the hypotenuse of a right-angled triangle

• the 21st letter of the Hebrew alphabet

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• commit a faux pas or a fault or make a serious mistake

• the act of transgressing; the violation of a law or a duty or moral principle

• the spreading of the sea over land as evidenced by the deposition of marine strata over terrestrial strata

• the action of going beyond or overstepping some boundary or limit

• a wrongful interference with the possession of property (personal property as well as realty), or the action instituted to recover damages

• entry to another's property without right or permission

• enter unlawfully on someone's property

• make excessive use of

• break the law

• commit a sin; violate a law of God or a moral law

• pass beyond (limits or boundaries)

• a crime less serious than a felony

• an act that disregards an agreement or a right

• entry to another's property without right or permission

• a disrespectful act

• the crime of forcing a person to submit to sexual intercourse against his or her will

• departure from what is ethically acceptable

• activity that transgresses moral or civil law

• the action of attacking an enemy

• the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score

• a feeling of anger caused by being offended

• a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

• a transgression that constitutes a violation of what is judged to be right

• an expression of lack of respect

• a manner that is rude and insulting

• a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others

• for the purpose of attack rather than defense

• causing anger or annoyance

• morally offensive

• unpleasant or disgusting especially to the senses

• the action of attacking an enemy

• violating or tending to violate or offend against

• causing or able to cause nausea

• a feeling of anger caused by being offended

• a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings of others