What is another word for offences?
76 synonyms found
Pronunciation:
[ əfˈɛnsɪz], [ əfˈɛnsɪz], [ ə_f_ˈɛ_n_s_ɪ_z]
Offences are actions or behaviors that are considered wrong or illegal. There are various synonyms for the term "offences". Examples include misconduct, transgression, wrongdoing, violation, crime, misbehavior, infraction, and misdemeanor. Misconduct refers to any type of unacceptable behavior, while transgression refers to a violation of a particular rule or law. Wrongdoing is a more general term that can refer to any behavior that is considered morally or socially unacceptable. Violation is often used in a legal context and refers to breaking a specific law or regulation. Crime refers to a serious offense that is punishable by law. Misbehavior, infraction, and misdemeanor are similar terms that refer to minor offenses or breaking rules.
Synonyms for Offences:
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n.
• offenses Other relevant words:
- Angers ,
- Crimes ,
- Delinquencies ,
- Felonies ,
- Indelicacies ,
- Injuries ,
- Rapes ,
- Torts ,
- Violates ,
- aberrant ,
- abuses ,
- affronts ,
- annoy ,
- annoyances ,
- antisocial ,
- break ,
- contravene ,
- contravenes ,
- criminal ,
- delicts ,
- delinquent ,
- discourtesies ,
- displease ,
- encroaches ,
- encroachments ,
- err ,
- errant ,
- errors ,
- faults ,
- felonious ,
- flouts ,
- guilty ,
- harms ,
- hurts ,
- infractions ,
- infringe ,
- infringements ,
- injure ,
- injustices ,
- insults ,
- intrusions ,
- irritate ,
- libels ,
- malpractices ,
- mischiefs ,
- misconducts ,
- misdeeds ,
- misdemeanors ,
- misdemeanours ,
- offence ,
- offend ,
- offending ,
- offends ,
- offenses ,
- offensive ,
- offensives ,
- opprobrious ,
- outrages ,
- perpetrates ,
- piques ,
- repugnant ,
- scurrilous ,
- sins ,
- transgresses ,
- transgressions ,
- trespasses ,
- unpleasant ,
- violations ,
- wrong ,
- wrongdoings .
How to use "Offences" in context?
Offences can refer to any prohibited behaviour by a person, and are broken down into various categories such as criminal offences, administrative offences or regulatory offences. They can also be classified according to their seriousness, with indictable offences being the most serious.
There are a number of different offences that can be charged as criminal offences, including robbery, assault, theft and drug trafficking. Administrative offences typically involve violations of civil law, such as improperly disposing of waste or failing to comply with environmental regulations. Regulatory offences are offences that are sanctioned by government regulations, such as driving while impaired.
Criminal offences can result in punishment by imprisonment or a fine.
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Equivalence
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Proper noun, plural
Crimes, offenses, transgressions.
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Noun, plural
offenses, transgressions.
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Proper noun, plural
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Forward Entailment
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Noun, plural
Activities, events, wrongdoings.
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Noun, plural
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Reverse Entailment
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Proper noun, plural
infractions.
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Proper noun, singular
crime, violation, Crimes, infractions, misdemeanors.
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Noun, plural
crime, Felonies, Crimes, attacks, infractions, infringements, misdemeanors, outrages.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
infringements.
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Proper noun, plural
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Independent
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Foreign word
i.e..
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Proper noun, plural
men, Aggressions, Vehicles, breaches, attacks, offenders, misdemeanours.
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Proper noun, singular
abuse, accomplished, affected, assizes, correctional, criminalization, disease, injury, interference, invasion, mankind, misdemeanour, miss, police, procedural, procedure, sessions, state, statute, terrorist, united, Achieved, Irregularities, wrongs, magistrates, offenders, misdemeanours.
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Noun, plural
achievement, affairs, archives, arrears, assets, behaviour, character, circumstances, committed, conduct, corruption, customs, deeds, devices, elements, figure, forged, get, grounds, illicit, laws, leaders, men, missing, morals, mores, occasions, offending, or, papers, police, provisions, rates, steps, summons, suspected, terms, terrorism, things, times, transactions, type, unlawful, violence, works, Achieving, Atrocities, Businesses, Categories, Deficiencies, Hostilities, Improprieties, Indignities, Injuries, Involving, Irregularities, Los, Misses, Ones, Penalties, Personalities, Phenomena, Realities, Remedies, Ticketing, Trafficking, Whoever, shares, corrections, findings, Properties, Summonses, Persons, Aggressions, Behaviors, Charges, Classifications, Drugs, Forms, Habits, Incidences, Killings, Languages, Murders, Patients, Punishments, Rapes, Records, Regulations, Rights, Strikes, Thefts, Vehicles, defects, fines, chiefs, heads, deviations, distortions, errors, faults, mistakes, skills, counts, abuses, trespasses, wrongs, breaches, gaps, sanctions, stresses, arrangements, warrants, returns, notices, clerks, figures, statements, files, documents, citations, accusations, actions, allegations, grievances, prosecutions, harms, posts, declarations, conducts, practices, causes, motives, attempts, jobs, purposes, powers, positions, situations, procedures, actors, instruments, authors, writers, appears, ordinances, rules, clauses, sentences, dispositions, charts, controls, orders, types, threats, juveniles, debts, issues, facts, lapses, passengers, conditions, reasons, evils, contravenes, consequences, expectations, proposals, months, labels, tickets, pieces, qualifications, sponsors, failures, investigations, restrictions, concepts, matters, problems, texts, developments, defaults, shortages, shortcomings, items, speeches, assaults, criminals, terrorists, delinquents, fouls, occurrences, convictions, kinds, culprits, insults, offenders, prisoners, incidents, requirements, definitions, dangers, sins, leaks, overruns, intrusions, MENS, FAITS, SCAMS, others, failings, dossiers, misdeeds, detainees, excesses, complainants, statutes, certificates, affaires, violators, perpetrators, omissions, graphs, bombings, instances, chefs, individuals, impairments, enquiries, offensives, delicts, infringers, behaviours, malpractices, actes, actos, organisations, exactions, legislations, misdemeanours, incriminations, noncompliances, 'affaires, atteintes, celles.
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Other Related
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Proper noun, plural
infringements, criminals, contraventions.
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Proper noun, singular
breach, contravention, infringement, breaches, infringements, contraventions.
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Noun, plural
contraventions.
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Verb, 3rd person singular present
actes.
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Proper noun, plural
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