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Definition of Offending
1. Adjective. Offending against or breaking a law or rule. "Contracts offending against the statute were canceled"
Definition of Offending
1. Verb. (present participle of ''offend'') ¹
¹ Source: wiktionary.com
Definition of Offending
1. offend [v] - See also: offend
Lexicographical Neighbors of Offending
Literary usage of Offending
Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:
1. The Origin and Development of the Moral Ideas by Edward Westermarck (1906)
"Amputation or mutilation of the offending member has particularly been in vogue
among so-called peoples of culture.1 It is often mentioned in the Code of ..."
2. Journal of the Plague Year by Daniel Defoe (1895)
"again by night, and the parties in this case offending to be punished at the
direction of the alderman of the ward, and the house of the receiver of such ..."
3. The American Journal of International Law by American Society of International Law (1907)
"WOULD IMMUNITY FROM CAPTURE, DURING WAR, OF NON-offending PRIVATE PROPERTY UPON
THE HIGH SEAS BE IN THE INTEREST OF CIVILIZATION?1 This subject is a timely ..."
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