offence

crime, sin, guilt, offence, violation

这些名词均含有“犯法，犯罪，罪恶”之意。
crime: 指严重的违法行为或罪行。
sin: 主要指违反道德原则或违反宗教戒律的过失或罪过行为。
guilt: 多用于指违反道德或社会标准的不法行为，含应予惩办之意。这种惩办是以证据为根据的。
offence: 使用广，可泛指对任何规则、道德标准、法律、纪律等的违反与触犯，其罪行可重可轻。
violation: 指违背誓言、条约、规则以及良心等，也指侵犯权利。

名词 offence:

1. the action of attacking an enemy
   同义词：offense, offensive
2. the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score
   同义词：offense
3. a feeling of anger caused by being offended
   同义词：umbrage, offense
4. a lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others
   同义词：discourtesy, offense, offensive activity
5. a crime less serious than a felony
   同义词：misdemeanor, misdemeanour, infraction, offense, violation, infringement

1. The best defence is offence.
   先下手为强/以攻为守。
2. Whether a gun is a weapon of offence or a weapon of defense depends on which end of it you are at.
   枪是攻击武器还是防御武器，要看你的目的而定。
3. Such an offence will lead to a summary fine.
   这类过错要当场予以罚款。
4. They were arrested for drug offences.
   他们因吸毒罪而被逮捕。
5. One cannot hear such a remark without taking offence.
   听了这样的话，谁都会生气的。

of.fence

n.Chiefly British （名词）【多用于英国】
Variant of offense
offense的变体