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Definition of Offences
1. offence [n] - See also: offence
Lexicographical Neighbors of Offences
Literary usage of Offences
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. An Introduction to the Principles of Morals and Legislation by Jeremy Bentham (1907)
"offences to which the condition of a master, like any offences ... It stands
exposed, therefore, to the offences of wrongful non-investment, ..."
2. Commentaries on the Laws of England by Herbert Broom, Edward Alfred Hadley, William Wait, William Blackstone (1875)
"For other criminal acts which might be viewed as affecting trade, the reader is
referred to Chapter XIV., where offences against property generally are ..."
3. An Almanack for the Year of Our Lord by Joseph Whitaker (1869)
"In addition, 25308 persons (19492 under 17 years) were cautioned by the police
in 1962, for indictable offences and 45049 (16700 juveniles) for ..."
4. Canada Year Book by Statistics Canada (1897)
"The various indictable offences, which comprise the more serious crimes, ...
offences against property, with violence. IV. Malicious offences against ..."
5. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1893)
"A BILL FOR THE TRIAL OF offences COMMITTED OUT OF THIS COMMONWEALTH. vs A. [Dec.
5, 1776.] For the punishment of Treasons, ..."
6. The Writings of Thomas Jefferson by Thomas Jefferson (1893)
"A BILL FOR THE TRIAL OF offences COMMITTED OUT OF THIS COMMONWEALTH. vs A. [Dec.
s, 1776.] For the punishment of Treasons, ..."
7. Elements of International Law: With a Sketch of the History of the Science by Henry Wheaton (1836)
"To the punishment of all such offences, by whomsoever committed, on board its
public and private vessels on the high seas, and on board its public vessels ..."
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