Offence
Offence noun - A lack of politeness; a failure to show regard for others; wounding the feelings or others.
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Synonyms for Offence
Violation is a synonym for offence in crime topic. In some cases you can use "Violation" instead a noun "Offence", when it comes to topics like transgression.
Violation
Violation noun - A crime less serious than a felony.
Offence is a synonym for violation in transgression topic. You can use "Offence" instead a noun "Violation".
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How words are described
| physical | physical offence | physical violation |
| specific | specific offence | specific violation |
| blatant | blatant offence | blatant violation |
| actual | actual offence | actual violation |
| Other adjectives: severe, massive, grave, big, extreme, serious, sexual, criminal, personal, moral, new, major, widespread, minor, bigger, speeding, worse, biggest. | ||
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