Offence – Definition, Meaning & Synonyms
- barratry
the offense of vexatiously persisting in inciting lawsuits and quarrels
- capital offense
a crime so serious that capital punishment is considered appropriate
- cybercrime
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
- felony
a serious crime (such as murder or arson)
- forgery
criminal falsification by making or altering an instrument with intent to defraud
- fraud
intentional deception resulting in injury to another person
- Had crime
(Islam) serious crimes punishable by fixed punishments established in the Koran; often spelled Hadd, or referred to in the the plural, Hadud
- highjack, hijack
seizure of a vehicle in transit either to rob it or divert it to an alternate destination
- mayhem
the willful and unlawful crippling or mutilation of another person
- infraction, infringement, misdemeanor, misdemeanour, violation
a crime less serious than a felony
- commission, committal, perpetration
the act of committing a crime
- attack, attempt
the act of attacking
- Tazir crime
(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
- thuggery
violent or brutal acts as of thugs
- high treason, lese majesty, treason
a crime that undermines the offender’s government
- vice crime
a vice that is illegal
- victimless crime
an act that is legally a crime but that seem to have no victims
- war crime
a crime committed in wartime; violation of rules of war
- carjacking
the violent theft of an occupied car
- harlotry, prostitution, whoredom
offering sexual intercourse for pay
- assault
a threatened or attempted physical attack by someone who appears to be able to cause bodily harm if not stopped
- barratry
(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
- false pretence, false pretense
(law) an offense involving intent to defraud and false representation and obtaining property as a result of that misrepresentation
- indecent exposure, public nudity
vulgar and offensive nakedness in a public place
- sedition
an illegal action inciting resistance to lawful authority and tending to cause the disruption or overthrow of the government
- sex crime, sex offense, sexual abuse, sexual assault
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
- bigamy
the offense of marrying someone while you have a living spouse from whom no valid divorce has occurred
- capture, seizure
the act of taking a person by force
- racketeering
engaging in a racket
- bribery, graft
the practice of offering something (usually money) in order to gain an illicit advantage
- identity theft
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
- mail fraud
use of the mails to defraud someone
- election fraud
misrepresentation or alteration of the true results of an election
- constructive fraud, legal fraud
comprises all acts or omissions or concealments involving breach of equitable or legal duty or trust or confidence
- collateral fraud, extrinsic fraud
fraud that prevents a party from knowing their rights or from having a fair opportunity of presenting them at trial
- fraud in fact, positive fraud
actual deceit; concealing something or making a false representation with an evil intent to cause injury to another
- fraud in the factum
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 in the inducement
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
- intrinsic fraud
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
- cheat, rig, swindle
the act of swindling by some fraudulent scheme
- larceny, stealing, theft, thievery, thieving
the act of taking something from someone unlawfully
- extortion
the felonious act of extorting money (as by threats of violence)
- burglary
entering a building unlawfully with intent to commit a felony or to steal valuable property
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