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Meanings of offending in English

Offending against or breaking a law or rule.

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Usage of offending in English
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Freedom of speech does not mean freedom from offending culture, religion, traditions.
BBC
2
Their recommendations, if properly implemented, would reduce offending and improve public health.
The Guardian
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Sealord said the offending was unintentional and the result of human error.
Radio NZ
4
Kiro is also facing charges in New South Wales for similar offending.
Radio NZ
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However, the police decided not to charge anyone over the alleged offending.
Radio NZ
6
After a second fine, the government might withdraw an offending shopkeeper's license.
Reuters
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Judge Bill Hastings said the defendants received several advantages from their offending.
Radio NZ
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The vote was widely seen as an attempt to avoid offending Maduro.
The Guardian
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The company said in a statement that it has disabled offending accounts.
Wired
10
Enforceability, in the case of advertising, involves denying offending advertisers media space.
The Guardian
11
I'm impatient and direct -often offending people without really meaning to.
News.com.au
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The offending portions of the Internal Market Bill do the direct opposite.
Independent.ie
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Mr Orr said there was no excuse for this type of offending.
Radio NZ
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So Twitter simply puts the onus on users to report offending accounts.
Wired
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The offending was unacceptable and would not be tolerated, Mr Jay said.
Radio NZ
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The officers commanding the soldiers demanded the head of the offending Archbishop.
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Offending across language varieties
New Zealand
Common
Australia
Less common
Ireland
Rare
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