The editor explained that the word offencive in the letter was an obsolete spelling of offensive, not a modern insult.

He spoke offencively during the meeting, choosing phrases that many considered insulting.

Reporting an offence promptly can help the police catch the culprit.

The committee reviewed the offences listed in the report and recommended stricter penalties.

The poet's offenceful remarks, though common in his era, now shock modern readers.

In that country's legal code, treason was considered a hanging offence.

Committing fraud is a criminal offence that can lead to imprisonment.

The report listed several criminal offences that had gone unpunished for years.

Please don't take offence at my honesty; I'm only trying to help.

In that jurisdiction, murder was considered a capital offence until the law was reformed.