An action that is prohibited to a certain class of people, such as consumption of alcohol by minors, or mixed-race marriages under apartheid.

plural of status offense

plural of criminal offense

(law) (This entry is a translation hub.)

past participle of take offense

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of take offense

present participle of take offense

simple past tense of take offense

plural of shotgun offense

(law) A crime the elements of which coincide with the elements of a more serious crime, from which the prosecutor is therefore precluded from separately charging a criminal defendant.