Offence= (1) a feeling of anger caused by being offended: ‘He took offence at my slightest criticism.’ (2) the team that has the ball (or puck) and is trying to score: ‘Our team has the best offence in the league.’ Commit an offence (NOT do): ‘He is accused of committing various minor offences.’
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