Offence – Definition, Meaning & Synonyms

the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels

a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate

crime committed using a computer and the internet to steal a person’s identity or sell contraband or stalk victims or disrupt operations with malevolent programs

a serious crime (such as murder or arson)

criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud

intentional deception resulting in injury to another person

(Islam) serious crimes punishable by fixed punishments established in the Koran; often spelled Hadd, or referred to in the the plural, Hadud

seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination

the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person

a crime less serious than a felony

the act of committing a crime

the act of attacking

(Islam) minor crimes committed by Muslims; crimes that are not mentioned in the Koran so judges are free to punish the offender in any appropriate way

violent or brutal acts as of thugs

a crime that undermines the offender’s government

a vice that is illegal

an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims

a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war

the violent theft of an occupied car

offering sexual intercourse for pay

a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped

(maritime law) a fraudulent breach of duty by the master of a ship that injures the owner of the ship or its cargo; includes every breach of trust such as stealing or sinking or deserting the ship or embezzling the cargo

(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation

vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place

an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government

a statutory offense that provides that it is a crime to knowingly cause another person to engage in an unwanted sexual act by force or threat

the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred

the act of taking a person by force

engaging in a racket

the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage

the co-option of another person’s personal information (e.g., name, Social Security number, credit card number, passport) without that person’s knowledge and the fraudulent use of such knowledge

use of the mails to defraud someone

misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election

comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence

fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial

actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another

fraud that arises from a disparity between the instrument intended to be executed and the instrument actually executed; e.g., leading someone to sign the wrong contract

fraud which intentionally causes a person to execute and instrument or make an agreement or render a judgment; e.g., misleading someone about the true facts

fraud (as by use of forged documents or false claims or perjury) that misleads a court or jury and induces a finding for the one perpetrating the fraud

the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme

the act of taking something from someone unlawfully

the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)

entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property