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- Dictionaryoffender/əˈfɛndə/
noun
- 1. a person who commits an illegal act: "an institution for young offenders"
- 2. a person or thing that does something wrong or causes problems: "you can't get away from sex these days, and the TV is the worst offender"
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a person who is guilty of a crime: first-time/repeat/habitual offender A first-time offender might expect probation rather than a jail sentence. convicted / alleged offenders. young / juvenile offenders. sex / drug offenders. someone or something that does something wrong:
1. a. : violate, transgress. a contract not offending a statute … might still be in restraint of trade C. A. Cooke. b. : to cause pain to : hurt. tasteless billboards that offend the eye. 2. obsolete : to cause to sin or fall.
a person or thing that does something wrong. The report on sexual discrimination at work shows that some of the worst offenders are women. When it comes to pollution, the chemical industry is a major offender.
An offender is a criminal, someone who breaks the law. A first-time offender, depending on the crime, might only have to pay a fine or perform community service. Offender is the way prison inmates and lawbreakers are often referred to in news reports or by police officers and prison staff.
2 meanings: 1. An offender is a person who has committed a crime. 2. You can refer to someone or something which you think is.... Click for more definitions.
Noun. 1. offender - a person who transgresses moral or civil law. wrongdoer. abuser, maltreater - someone who abuses. aggressor, assailant, assaulter, attacker - someone who attacks. bad person - a person who does harm to others.
noun. offenders. One who gives or causes offense. Wiktionary. A person who commits an offense against the law, a lawbreaker. Wiktionary. Synonyms: wrongdoer. wrong-doer. trespasser. sinner. culprit. delinquent. criminal. malefactor. crook. felon. lawbreaker. Other Word Forms of Offender. Noun. Singular: offender. Plural: offenders.
The program aids individuals already in the criminal justice system and is geared toward nonviolent offenders. a person or thing that irritates, annoys, or angers: Some of us tried to take matters into our own hands by confronting the noise pollution offenders, but they were entirely unwilling to quiet down.
OFFENDER definition: someone who has committed a crime: . Learn more.
of•fend (ə fend′ ), v.t. to irritate, annoy, or anger; cause resentful displeasure in: Even the hint of prejudice offends me. to affect (the sense, taste, etc.) disagreeably. to violate or transgress (a criminal, religious, or moral law). to hurt or cause pain to.
